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Perseverance’s Pictures From Mars Show NASA Rover’s New Home

An image from NASA of the Perseverance rover as it is lowered by the sky crane to the surface of Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The newest Martian, a robot named Perseverance, is alive and well after its first day and night on the red planet, and scientists working on the mission are eagerly scrutinizing the first images sent back to Earth by the robotic explorer. (NASA via The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. —