This week, the explainer takes you into space – to Mars!

It’s now two days since the Perseverance Rover landed on the Red Planet…

So what’s it doing there – what is Brisbane’s connection to the Rover – and what other spacecraft are currently exploring the universe? 

Mark Rigby is the Curator of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, who joins us now.

This week, the explainer takes you into space &ndash; to Mars!
It&rsquo;s now two days since the Perseverance Rover landed on the Red Planet&hellip;
So what&rsquo;s it doing there &ndash; what is Brisbane&rsquo;s connection to the Rover &ndash; and what other spacecraft are currently exploring the universe?&nbsp;
Mark Rigby is the Curator of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, who joins us now.

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