NASA’s latest Mars rover was launched into space last summer and beyond almost seven months of space travel it is now on its last descent to the Red Planet. The March 2020 Persistence Rover will land on Mars on Thursday 18 February and you can watch the whole thing live. Here’s how.
How to see the Mars Rover land
The Mars Perseverance Rover is expected to hit around 15:55 ET on Thursday, and you can find the official live coverage of the event at 14:15 ET on NASA TV and NASAs website.
The agency also offers a live stream Youtube (plus Performs a Spanish language), and you can find additional coverage and comments on all of his social media accounts:
Finally you can switch on a 360-degree live stream mission control via the YouTube channel NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory or the mission control audio feed on JPLraw.
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Social media event
NASA also presents its host # CountdowntoMars Landing Event on Facebook, where you can see the coverage, connect with other rover enthusiasts and participate in a V&A with NASA team members.
What to expect with the landing
Persistence is expected to take about seven minutes for its self-guided descent from the top of Mars’ atmosphere to the landing site in the Jezero crater – but it takes just over 11 minutes for the rover to reach mission control on Earth.
This means that by the time we know that perseverance is on the way, it has (hopefully) already landed safely on Mars. NASA will receive one radio signal when the descent begins and expects to receive another indication just before 16:00 ET.