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Three Good Things: The Miracles on Mars

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File Photo: The crew at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., celebrate the landing of the Mars rover Curiosity.
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Monday, Aug. 19, yet another miracle will take place on Mars. The rover Perseverance will start a month-long climb out of an extremely steep Martian crater that it's been exploring for more than three years.

NASA's team has been full of little miracles the last few decades with five rovers successfully landing on the Red Planet. The story of one of them is so incredible (and touching), it was turned into a documentary.


In this week's Three Good Things essay, KMOX host Scott Jagow tells of the ingenuity, technology and dedication that goes into mankind's exploration of our celestial neighbor, including a message from the late Carl Sagan. Listen below.

MarsGALE CRATER, MARS - APRIL 10, 2015: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day,NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Texas A&M Univ via Getty Images

MarsFile Photo (2003): A NASA crew member works on the Mars rover Opportunity before its launch into space. Opportunity's incredible story was the subject on a recent documentary.David McNew/Getty Images