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NASA Mars 2020 rover 'successfully landed' on Mars in simulated touchdown

Dev Kundaliya
clock 20 March 2019 •
The Systems Test 1 for Mars 2020 rover was conducted for about two weeks in January. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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The Systems Test 1 for Mars 2020 rover was conducted for about two weeks in January. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars 2020 rover is scheduled for launch on 17 July 2020 and will touch down on Mars six months later

NASA Mars 2020 rover simulated a successful landing on Mars earlier this year in a test to prepare for a new mission to Mars next year. According to NASA, this was the first time that the Mars 2020...

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