Tag: JPL
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Did NASA’s Perseverance Rover See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on Mars? What We Know
Overview: The Claim and the Context On social media and in space news circles, a question has circulated: did NASA’s Perseverance rover observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the Martian night sky? Reports point to a streak of light captured by Perseverance’s Navcam on Oct. 4, the same date ESA noted 3I/ATLAS would make a…
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Did Perseverance Spot Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on Mars? What We Can Say
Overview: A Possible Interstellar visitor and a Martian sighting NASA’s Perseverance rover recently captured what some observers describe as a streak of light in the Martian night sky. The image, taken by the rover’s Navcam on a day that aligned with the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS’s closest approach to Mars, has sparked curiosity and social media…
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Did Perseverance See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars? What We Know So Far
Did Perseverance Spot 3I/ATLAS from Mars? The claim that NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a glimpse of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Oct. 4 has sparked a flurry of speculation. Social media posts and blog discussions suggested a faint streak in Perseverance’s Navcam image might be 3I/ATLAS as it passed by Mars. Yet, as of now,…