Description

NASA's Perseverance rover is landing Thursday, February 18th. Erin Gibbons is a scientist living here in Montréal who will be studying data from the rover and looking for signs of life.

In order for Erin to do this, she must adapt to "Mars Time".

The Sky This Week

• See the Crescent Moon just after sunset
• See the Moon appear beside Mars on Thursday, February 18th

Erin Gibbons

• Follow Erin on Twitter

The Moon Will Look Different

• NASA announced the Artemis missions to return to the Moon
• The Canadian Space Agency announced in December 2020, they will be joining Artemis 2 and 3 to fly around the Moon