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.ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover rover has been exploring a challenging, slippery slope on Mars while looking back at its trail. This area, called "Snowdrift Peak," presents a tough climb, but it's crucial for the rover’s mission to collect samples that might hold evidence of ancient microbial life....

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@NASAPersevere Isn't that journey just incredible? Why yes, yes it is. 👍👏

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@NASAPersevere It amazes me we have the technology to do this. And what will we do in the next century? What will we discover in the next century? The next millennium?

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@NASAPersevere Perseverance is Doing Great Work for Science!!!!

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