China has launched its first rover mission to Mars. 🌒 But getting to the Red Planet is one of the toughest things in space travel - ending in the so-called "seven minutes of terror". bbc.in/2WP0tcC | BBC News

43K views · 1.6K reactions | Could Earth-based microbes survive a trip to Mars? Yes! That’s why we made sure our NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover met cleanliness requirements before leaving our home planet. Dr. Moogega Cooper of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is here to fill us in: youtu.be/uMjXb7T-evE #CountdownToMars | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

This is the Mars Rover, exploring the surface of Mars a planet millions of kilometers away from Earth 🔴🚀. But why do we send rovers so far? Because Mars may hold the answers to life’s biggest questions. Scientists believe that billions of years ago, Mars had water, rivers, and a thicker atmosphere, making it somewhat like early Earth. 🌍 The rover’s mission is to study rocks, soil, and air to uncover signs of past or present life, understand the planet’s climate history, and prepare for future