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The rocket that will carry Perseverance rover to Mars sit on Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral at sunset.

July 29, 2020

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover sit on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset.

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