Watch NASA’s Perseverance rover make a safe landing on Mars

By Nani WalkerSenior Video Journalist

Feb. 18, 2021 2:41 PM PT

NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down safely on the surface of Mars on Thursday, completing a 293-million-mile journey through space. The mission seeks to find evidence of ancient extraterrestrial life.

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Nani Walker

Nani Walker is a writer, director and former senior commissioning producer at L.A. Times Short Docs, a series from L.A. Times Studios.