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Perseverance's eyes see a different Mars

鈥淲e developed Mastcam-Z for a rover going to a spot on Mars that hadn鈥檛 been selected yet, so we had to design it with all the possibilities in mind鈥攖he optimal set of eyes to capture the geology of any spot on Mars,鈥 says Melissa Rice, a planetary scientist at Western Washington University and鈥

Perseverance's eyes see a different Mars

鈥淲e developed Mastcam-Z for a rover going to a spot on Mars that hadn鈥檛 been selected yet, so we had to design it with all the possibilities in mind鈥攖he optimal set of eyes to capture the geology of any spot on Mars,鈥 says Melissa Rice, a planetary scientist at Western Washington University and鈥

'It feels like make-believe;' Bellingham professor playing pivotal part in Mars rover project

As NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday, researchers at Western Washington University became the eyes of the world.

"It feels surreal," said Melissa Rice, professor of planetary science at Western. "We're asking the big question. Are we alone in the universe?"

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'It feels like make-believe;' Bellingham professor playing pivotal part in Mars rover project

As NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday, researchers at Western Washington University became the eyes of the world.

"It feels surreal," said Melissa Rice, professor of planetary science at Western. "We're asking the big question. Are we alone in the universe?"

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草榴社区 professor will be part of rover team to land on Mars

草榴社区's Melissa Rice talks about what the day has in store for the Perseverance rover team as it prepares to land on Mars.

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