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Interactive Virtual Landing Packet

December 29, 2020

Click here to view the full, interactive virtual landing packet, or download the PDF.

Use this interactive virtual landing packet to learn more about the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing and download all the printable resources available for landing.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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