As America passes 500,000 tragic covid deaths, it celebrates a flawless, tour-de-force landing of its Perseverance rover on Mars. The spacecraft has recently sent back historic high definition video of the incredible entry, descent and landing sequence, raising morale in a nation still grappling with the pandemic.

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