This illustration depicts NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance will land at the Red Planet's Jezero Crater a little after 3:40 p.m.
EST (12:40 p.m. PST) on Feb. 18, 2021. (Source: NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It's a big day for NASA and the future of space exploration as the Mars rover Perseverance attempts to land on the Red Planet on Thursday.
To celebrate the historic occasion, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex is holding a special viewing event. There will be a livestream of NASA TV on a jumbotron for all visitors to watch the touchdown.The mission began last July when the rover launched from Cape Canaveral.