Between 30 July and 15 August, the rover Perseverance will blast off to the red planet. The astrophysicist Francis Rocard, head of solar system exploration in national space studies Centre (Cnes) and a great connoisseur of March, explains why the spacecraft of Nasa, far from being just a rover for most, will begin a crucial mission.

The Point : Why Nasa is sending a new rover on Mars ?

Francis Rocard : She goes to fulfill a vow formulated by scientists for over forty years : a report of martian samples ! Until now, no attempt had...

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