AREA TOO MAKING ATE BIG
CHALLENGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
FORTUNATELY NO REPORTS OF
ANYBODY GETTING HURT.
STILL NO WORD THOUGH ON WHAT
STARTED THE FIRE.
AS YOU ARE GETTING YOUR
MORNING COFFEE READY, NASA IS
GETTING READY TO SEND ITS ROVER
TO MARS.
THE MARKET CARRYING THE
PERSEVERANCE WILL TAKE OFF FROM
CAPE CANAVERAL AROUND 7:50 THIS
MORNING.
IT WILL TOUCHDOWN ON MARS IN
ABOUT 7 MONTHS.
THE CAR SIZED ROVER'S JOB WILL
BE TO DRILL INTO THE RED
PLANET'S SURFACE AND COLLECT
SAMPLES.
THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO BE
SEARCHING AND SEEKING SIGNS OF
ANCIENT LIFE IN THE ROCKS THERE
ON MARS.
SO IT'S SUPER EXCITING AND WE
HAVE A WHOLE NEW SET OF
INSTRUMENTS THAT HELP US DO
THIS.
REALLY LOOK FOR LIFE ON MARS.
SHE SAYS THEIR HOPE IS THOSE
SAMPLES COLLECTED ON MARS WILL
BE RETURNED TO EARTH IN THE
FUTURE, SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER
BEEN DONE BEFORE.
ANOTHER FIRST OF ITS KIND
ATTEMPT, TAKING PLACE DURING
