28,000 entries.
One winner:
Perseverance.
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With this new name,
our Mars 2020 rover has now come to life!
Chosen by middle school student Alex Mather,
Perseverance helps to remind ourselves that no matter what obstacles we face,
whether it's on the way to reaching our goals or on the way to Mars,
we will push through.
In Alex’s own words,
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“We are a species of explorers,
and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars.
However,
we can persevere.
We,
not as a nation but as humans,
will not give up.
The human race will always persevere into the future.”
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Set to launch July of this year,
Perseverance will help us continue to push the boundaries of human exploration,
while being our window into a new world.
Welcome to the family.⁣
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Image Credit:
NASA ⁣
⁣ #Perseverance #NASA #Mars #WelcomeHome #Explorer #LetsGo⁣

This view from @NASAJuno reveals something remarkable:
two storms caught in the act of merging.
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The two white ovals seen within the orange-colored band left of center are anticyclonic storms —
that is,
storms that rotate counter-clockwise.
The larger of the two ovals has been tracked for many years,
as it grew in size through mergers with other anticyclonic white ovals.
JunoCam was fortunate to capture this new merger,
which typically takes place over the course of only a few days.
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Click the link in the bio for more info ⬆️⁣
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Image data:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS.
Image processing by Tanya Oleksuik,
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CC BY⁣
⁣ #NASA #Storms #Jupiter #Juno⁣

“We came all this way to explore the Moon,
and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.”
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William Anders,
Apollo 8 astronaut
From the very beginning,
we have used our unique vantage point in space to look back home.
Now,
we’re gearing up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay and we’ve got big plans!
Every day from now until Earth Day,
we’ll bring you new and historic looks at our home planet,
including behind-the-scenes explanations of how we study it,
and environmental challenges we’ve seen and helped solve from space.
Follow @NASAEarth as we count down to April 22.

Image Credit:
NASA #HomeSweetHome #Earth #NASA #Perfection #Apollo