Join NASA’s Mars Rover Landing in Two Weeks

 

Get Ready for the Feb. 18 Mars Landing In about two weeks the Mars Perseverance rover will touch down on Mars. There are many ways you can join virtually and take part. More Info Spotlight Empire State Building to Light up for Landing To herald the landing of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the Red Planet, the iconic Empire State Building in New York City, about 126 million miles away from Mars, will light up its tower with red-colored lights two days in advance. The lighting display will be visible in the Manhattan skyline on Feb. 16, 2021 from sunset to 2 a.m. local time. Share your pictures of the tower lighting and follow the mission on social media using the hashtag #CountdownToMars. Image courtesy of Empire State Building. Ways to Participate How to Watch the Landing Get all the info on upcoming broadcasts. The landing show starts at 11:15 a.m. PST/2:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 18. See TV Schedule Take Part in the NASA Social Virtually connect with other space fans, ask questions, and get answers from NASA experts. Get a special badge to share online or print at home. Facebook Event Students: Join the ‘Mission to Mars’ Challenge You can design and build your own mission to Mars with a student challenge that culminates with landing. Challenge | STEM Toolkit Get Your Landing Resources Find posters, stickers, fact sheets, mission patches, and more. Guest Packet | Downloads Get Your Boarding Passes and Prepare for Landing Print or download your boarding pass here and get ready to tune in to landing. You can sign up here to send your name on the next mission to Mars. Share pictures and/or video of yourself and family tuning in for landing. Tag them with #CountdownToMars and you may appear in an upcoming video. Featured See our Landing Simulation Try out our 3D interactive simulation that lets you see each step of the landing from every angle. View Interactive | More About Landing Multimedia Explore the Landing Site Get to know Jezero Crater using this interactive map that lets you zoom in and see where the Perseverance rover will land. View Map