NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:34:16. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:24:44. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:48:08. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:22:50. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:29:08. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 15:52:00. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
This shows the rim of Jezero Crater as seen in the first 360-degree panorama taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 142 individual images taken on Sol 3, the third Martian day of the mission (February 21, 2021). A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on February 24, 2021 (Sol 3) at the local mean solar time of 16:18:22. A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
NASA's Perseverance Rover Transmits to Earth from the Surface of Mars
This wind-carved rock seen in first 360-degree panorama taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument shows just how much detail is captured by the camera systems. The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 142 individual images taken on Sol 3, the third Martian day of the mission (February 21, 2021). A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. NASA/UPI
Cook Gary Landon serves up a bowl of chili for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chili Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate Easter Bunnys sit ready for sale at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Easter candy has been selling well several weeks before the holiday. Easter Sunday is April 4, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
A chocolate mixer is running full speed, keeping the milk chocolate in a liquid state as Easter candy of all sizes is being prepared at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Easter candy is selling well, weeks before the holiday. Easter Sunday is April 4, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate maker Andy Karandzieff mixes walnuts with milk chocolate, making chocolate cover nuts at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate maker Timothy Obryan mixes walnuts with milk chocolate, to make clumps of chocolate cover nuts at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate maker Timothy Obryan mixes walnuts with milk chocolate, making chocolate cover nuts at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate maker Timothy Obryan mixes walnuts with milk chocolate, making chocolate cover nuts at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Cook Gary Landon stirs a pot of chili for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chili Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate figurines sit on a shelf for sale for Easter at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Easter candy has been selling well, weeks before holiday. Easter Sunday is April 4, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Crown Candy owner Andy Karandzieff, wraps a chocolate Easter bunny for shipment as candy for Easter is selling well in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Easter Sunday is April 4, 2021. photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Cook Gary Landon serves up a bowl of chili for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chili Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Chocolate maker Timothy Obryan mixes walnuts with milk chocolate, making chocolate cover nuts at Crown Candy in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Cook Gary Landon serves up a bowl of chili for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chili Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Cook Gary Landon serves up a bowl of chili for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. National Chili Day is February 25, 2021. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
VP Harris Swearing-in of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Washington, DC
Vice President Kamala Harris participate in the virtual ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
VP Harris Swearing-in of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Washington, DC
Vice President Kamala Harris participate in the virtual ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI