NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover launch seen from space

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured imagery of NASA’s Perseverance rover mission launch on July 30, 2020. The rover and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity were launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. -- NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission: Live updates () Credit: CIRA/NOAA / mash mix by ’s mash mix by ’s Steve Spaleta ()