Photo / NasaNasa's newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 6.4 metres on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position yesterday, two weeks after landing on the red planet to seek signs of past life. A composite image produced from photos captured on February 21 by the Perseverance rover shows the rim of Jezero Crater on the surface of Mars. A high-resolution photo of the surface of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 probe as it orbits the red planet. Photo / CNSA via APTwo days ago, China's first Mars probe - Tianwen-1, which arrived in the Martian parking orbit on February 26 - sent back new images of Earth's planetary neighbour.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2021 22:49 UTC