US Perseverance Mars Landing Attempt Online Commentary Broadcast

National Gwacheon Science Museum YouTube Live Broadcast for 70 Minutes Starting at 8 PM on the 19th

The landing process of NASA's fifth Mars rover, Perseverance. Photo by National Gwacheon Science Museum.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Gwacheon National Science Museum will hold an online commentary broadcast for youth at 8 p.m. on the 19th, coinciding with NASA's Mars rover 'Perseverance' landing attempt on Mars.

Perseverance is NASA's fifth Mars rover launched last July, and it is scheduled to attempt landing on Mars from early dawn on the day. Traveling over 4.8 billion km at more than 20 times the speed of a bullet, it will enter Mars' orbit and immediately proceed to enter, descend, and land through the thin Martian atmosphere, which is about 1% the density of Earth's atmosphere, following a pre-programmed sequence. Perseverance is expected to land in the Jezero Crater, a delta sedimentary terrain believed to have had a very high possibility of past life.

Accordingly, the science museum will explore Perseverance's mission to search for traces of ancient life, collect and store soil and rock samples for this purpose, subsequent exploration plans, and the landing preparation process known as the 'seven minutes of terror.' Experts in rockets and astronomy from the Gwacheon Science Museum will lead the program, joined by NASA Solar System Ambassador Professor Paul Yoon from El Camino College and Dr. Shim Chae-kyung from the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, who will provide mini-lectures and talks. During the talk, a quiz event will be held, allowing viewers to participate via real-time comments. There will also be an experimental video corner titled ‘Landing the Mars Rover Precisely’ that viewers can try at home after watching the broadcast.

The broadcast will be available on the Gwacheon National Science Museum's YouTube channel from 8 p.m. on the 19th for about 70 minutes. Detailed information can be found on the Gwacheon National Science Museum website.

Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which launched the Mars probe 'Hope' around the same time as Perseverance, entered Mars orbit on the 9th and is currently performing missions such as photo transmission. China's probe 'Tianwen-1' also entered Mars orbit on the 10th and is scheduled to attempt landing in April.

Lee Jung-mo, director of the Gwacheon Science Museum, said, “At the moment when the UAE, which succeeded in developing its own artificial satellite with technical support from the U.S. and Korea, becomes the fifth country in the world to enter Mars orbit, our country has plans to send a lunar orbiter in 2022 and a lunar lander in 2030.” He added, “I hope our youth will take an interest in Mars exploration, which will be the next step, and nurture their curiosity.”

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