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Words cannot describe the moment.

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Relieved and proud.

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The landing of Perseverance is one of the most challenging steps in this mission.

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It’s humanity touching ground 34-million miles away from home.

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And this challenge is what makes space exploration so inspiring, but also so exciting.

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And that’s going to be really exciting, not only for the science team but for the public as well.

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Why is your agency excited to go back to Mars?

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Missions to Mars are few, complex and rare.

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The real question, not only for many scientists but also for the wider public, is whether Mars has been inhabited or not.

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If this mission, in some way, can provide or contribute to proof that there has in fact has been life on Mars,

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on another planet, it will be one of the most important discoveries in human history.

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What does your agency's contribution to Perseverance mean?

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For SuperCam, we will provide the microscopic information about Mars rocks.

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Our instrument, MEDA, is the third Spanish weather station on Mars ground.

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Our contribution is one small building block on the way to a larger goal: human travel to other planets.

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Those instruments will measure chemical composition, mineralogy, environmental conditions and the structure of the subsurface as well.

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How excited are you to see the first picture from the rover?

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Obviously, the first picture of Perseverance will be very exciting.

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On a scale from 1 to 10, this is an 11.

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It will also demonstrate that the communications is working properly and that Perseverance is ready to start operations on Mars.

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So, that first picture will be a very, very big step forward.

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I’m also excited to see exactly where the rover lands in the Jezero Crater.

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Will it be in the river delta or just below?

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How will the edge of the crater look in the horizon?

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And this first success will also kick off the start of the Mars Sample Return challenge.

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What is something that's often overlooked about Mars exploration?

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Mars is currently the ultimate challenge for human space exploration

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and this is also a unique opportunity to develop exceptional global cooperation.

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Well, I believe that inspiration for growth and innovation on Earth can take a boost, can be inspired,

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by the effort and the challenges that need to be overcome to explore another world far away, like Mars.

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And this quest should also inspire humans to overcome their rivalries on Earth and unite, instead, around a common challenge.