Perseverance follows in the tracks of Curiosity. The latter’s touchdown on Martian soil in 2012 marked the first successful use of several pioneering space technologies.
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This summer, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is taking the next giant leap in our search for signs of life beyond Earth.
Even on ‘Mars’, humans waste food. And some types of food are more likely to end up in the bin than others.
It’s established Mars was once a planet with surface-level water. So with multiple MARS missions starting next year, the key to seeking out martian life may instead lie in the contents of its ‘dust’.
An academic describes the career high of working on the most successful mission to Mars, and the little rover that made it possible.
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Associate Professor of Planetary Science, Purdue University
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Environmental Engineering PhD candidate; sustainability and food waste expertise, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Planetary Science, Western Washington University
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Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Hypersonics, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Geologist, Monash University