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Feb 2021
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How Do You Persevere, Mars Rover? with C...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Put on your finest loungewear and raise your favorite coffee mug because this week’s episode of Getting Curious is an EVENT! After six years of incredible work, NASA’s Perseverance rover is now exploring Mars, and Jonathan spoke with Christina Hernandez, an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, all about the mission just before landing day. Listen in ... Show More
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