A kids only Q+A session with Professor David Flannery – the Australian scientist who helped build and send the Mars rover, Perseverance, to the red planet.

LINKS

The Professor’s Story:

https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=166153

Cool video explainer of Prof Flannery’s Mars mission:

https://youtu.be/tAiKxMiuNtU

ABC Radio interview with Prof. Flannery – as he explains his job:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/nasa-mars-mission-perseverance-touches-down/13171174

Good explanation of the Mars mission:

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/best-chance-in-my-lifetime-search-for-life-begins-after-mars-touchdown-20210219-p5741z.html

NASA footage of the Perseverance landing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czjS9h4Fpg

First hi-definition images and video from the surface of Mars

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-26/nasa-releases-panoramic-photos-from-mars-perseverance-rover/13197190