Long time no see demigods! I'm back, ya favorite momma, Kili! This month's article is pretty significant, so I reccomend reading all the way through, and even visiting some of the websites at the bottom. I myself did lots of research and reading into this, as this is what I am interested in. I hope you are too! So.. let's meet Perseverance: AGAIN!Putting the Spotlight on
Perseverance
Sorry everyone for such a delay, but there is a good reason! I wanted to wait until the Mars Perseverance rover landed, and then wait for some updates from NASA and the rover itself to share with you all. So, if you haven’t been stalking NASA, you may not know that the Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18th at 3:55pm EST after it’s launch on July 30th, 2020.
There is so much we could talk about, so let’s just talk about the basics. Perseverance is a space rover, almost 8 years in the making, that will collect samples and take pictures to send back to Earth. However, this will not be happening right away, and for a good reason too. So, let’s take some time to explore the engineering behind Perseverance and understand how it works.
Imagine a car. What does it have? Well, it has a strong outer shell that protects the engine and all that mechanicy stuff, right? Perseverance is no different. Actually, the rover is about the size of a car! The actual name for its body is the warm electronics box (WEB for short) and it works the same way the outside of a car does; it protects the intricate handiwork of the scientists and mechanics who built it. However, the WEB is actually protected by another piece of the rover: the Rover Equipment Deck. As you can guess from its name, it is responsible for holding all of the cameras that swing wide around the vehicle.
Great, we have some understanding of the rover. So, what other features does it have? Well, it has a new coring drill. This will allow easier access to the martian surface, and to collect samples. Also, the robotic arm on Perseverance is a bit more high-tech than Curiosity. It’s main difference is having use of the arm. The hand is larger and will be able to pick up samples from the surface of Mars. The hand has the drills, cameras, and other scientific devices to use. Pretty cool, right?
Perseverance
Sorry everyone for such a delay, but there is a good reason! I wanted to wait until the Mars Perseverance rover landed, and then wait for some updates from NASA and the rover itself to share with you all. So, if you haven’t been stalking NASA, you may not know that the Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18th at 3:55pm EST after it’s launch on July 30th, 2020.
There is so much we could talk about, so let’s just talk about the basics. Perseverance is a space rover, almost 8 years in the making, that will collect samples and take pictures to send back to Earth. However, this will not be happening right away, and for a good reason too. So, let’s take some time to explore the engineering behind Perseverance and understand how it works.
Imagine a car. What does it have? Well, it has a strong outer shell that protects the engine and all that mechanicy stuff, right? Perseverance is no different. Actually, the rover is about the size of a car! The actual name for its body is the warm electronics box (WEB for short) and it works the same way the outside of a car does; it protects the intricate handiwork of the scientists and mechanics who built it. However, the WEB is actually protected by another piece of the rover: the Rover Equipment Deck. As you can guess from its name, it is responsible for holding all of the cameras that swing wide around the vehicle.
Great, we have some understanding of the rover. So, what other features does it have? Well, it has a new coring drill. This will allow easier access to the martian surface, and to collect samples. Also, the robotic arm on Perseverance is a bit more high-tech than Curiosity. It’s main difference is having use of the arm. The hand is larger and will be able to pick up samples from the surface of Mars. The hand has the drills, cameras, and other scientific devices to use. Pretty cool, right?
