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A kids only Q+A session with Professor David Flannery - the Australian scientist who helped build and send the Mars rover, Perseverance to the red planet.

Mars Perseverance Resources: for Prof. David Flannery Q+A
The Professor’s Story:
https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=166153
Cool video explainer of Prof Flannery’s Mars mission:
https://youtu.be/tAiKxMiuNtU
ABC Radio interview with Prof. Flannery - as he explains his job:
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/nasa-mars-mission-perseverance-touches-down/13171174
Good explanation of the Mars mission:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/best-chance-in-my-lifetime-search-for-life-begins-after-mars-touchdown-20210219-p5741z.html
NASA footage of the Perseverance landing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg
First hi-definition images and video from the surface of Mars
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-26/nasa-releases-panoramic-photos-from-mars-perseverance-rover/13197190
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