‎Making Tracks on Mars on iTunes

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It's the most sophisticated piece of robotic hardware ever launched into space, designed to finally answer humanity's biggest question: is there life beyond Earth? Meet Perseverance, the next rover to explore Mars, and see how this interplanetary cruiser/weather station/rockhound/chemistry lab may change our view of the Red Planet and the universe. Then witness NASA's decades-long mission to reach and better understand Mars, from the Mariner flybys and Viking landers to the exploration rovers that paved the way for Perseverance.

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Description

It's the most sophisticated piece of robotic hardware ever launched into space, designed to finally answer humanity's biggest question: is there life beyond Earth? Meet Perseverance, the next rover to explore Mars, and see how this interplanetary cruiser/weather station/rockhound/chemistry lab may change our view of the Red Planet and the universe. Then witness NASA's decades-long mission to reach and better understand Mars, from the Mariner flybys and Viking landers to the exploration rovers that paved the way for Perseverance.

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Making Tracks on Mars

It's the most sophisticated piece of robotic hardware ever launched into space, designed to finally answer humanity's biggest question: is there life beyond Earth? Meet Perseverance, the next rover to explore Mars, and see how this interplanetary cruiser/weather station/rockhound/chemistry lab may change our view of the Red Planet and the universe. Then witness NASA's decades-long mission to reach and better understand Mars, from the Mariner flybys and Viking landers to the exploration rovers that paved the way for Perseverance.
- HD
- CC
- Feb 14, 2021
- 44 Minutes
It's the most sophisticated piece of robotic hardware ever launched into space, designed to finally answer humanity's biggest question: is there life beyond Earth? Meet Perseverance, the next rover to explore Mars, and see how this interplanetary cruiser/weather station/rockhound/chemistry lab may change our view of the Red Planet and the universe. Then witness NASA's decades-long mission to reach and better understand Mars, from the Mariner flybys and Viking landers to the exploration rovers that paved the way for Perseverance.
- HD
- CC
- Feb 14, 2021
- 44 Minutes

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