The U.S. Perseverance Rover probe is about to start a journey to Mars

From July to August 2020 is the best window for the launch of Mars probes during this period of time, because, at this time, the distance between Mars and the Earth can reduce the journey time.

Of course, the distance between Mars and the Earth is still as high as 55 million kilometers recently, and it takes about 7 months for the probe to reach around Mars.

In order to catch up with this optimal launch window, the United Arab Emirates, China, and the United States have all launched or are preparing to launch new Mars probes to Mars.

Among them, the UAE’s Nozomi probe was jointly developed by the UAE and American universities, and it was successfully launched to Mars last week with a rocket provided by Japan.

According to the latest news from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Perseverance Mars Rover will be launched in the near future, and NASA is currently waiting for the best launch time.

According to the original plan, Perseverance should be launched recently, but due to the weather, NASA had to postpone the launch and waited for the weather to allow it to launch.

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If you cannot catch up with this optimal period, then the launch of Perseverance will have to be postponed to 2022, and the distance between the fire and the ground will be the closest every 26 months.

Therefore, it is also a very difficult choice for NASA at present. It would be a pity if it had to postpone the launch for 26 months due to the weather.

Of course, safe launching is the most important mission, so if the weather does not allow NASA to launch this opportunity, it will not risk launching.

The main mission of the Perseverance probe is to analyze the traces of ancient microorganisms on Mars and to detect the climate and geological features of Mars to pave the way for the future.

The Perseverance probe will collect dust and rock samples from the surface of Mars for storage. These samples will be retrieved by new probes and sent back to Earth for analysis in the future.

At present, NASA is discussing a cooperation plan with the European Space Agency to launch a new probe to Mars to bring these samples back.

Of course, this is a very important moment for all mankind, and it is also a very difficult task, and the task cycle may take 3 to 5 years or even longer.