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A technician points a smartphone camera at NASA's Perseverance rover during an inspection at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

April 21, 2020

A technician points a smartphone camera at NASA's Perseverance rover during an inspection at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The imagery from the phone was seen live by mission engineers watching from their home offices in Southern California. The image was taken on March 31, 2020.

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