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NASA Mars 2020 Rover Separation Test

Engineers and technicians working on the Mars 2020 spacecraft look on as a crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from the rover after a test.

October 04, 2019

In this picture from Sept. 28, 2019, engineers and technicians working on the Mars 2020 spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, look on as a crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from the rover after a test.

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