Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
The Perseverance rover is expected to set down on Mars at 3:55 pm ET.
Fox Orlando: “It will take the rover seven minutes to get through the atmosphere, speeding at 12,000 miles per hour, before touching down on the Red Planet. Astronomers call that the ‘seven minutes of terror.’ Officials believe those minutes will be excruciating as they await confirmation of a safe landing.”
NASA has a live video feed.
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