New Perseverance pics (& audio), Starship moved and more this week! | VFS Weekly

Busy week for Perseverance on Mars as it conducted instrument checkouts, sees its shadow moving, analyzed a rock with its laser (and captured sounds of it!) and transmitted new imagery of its landing. Also, SpaceX’s Starship SN11 prototype was moved to the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas and China snapped new high-res pics of Mars. Related Stories: Perseverance rover spies its shadow on Mars https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-shadow-photo SpaceX moves Starship SN11 rocket prototype to its launch pad https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn11-prototype-launch-pad The Perseverance rover has recorded the 1st laser sound on Mars https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-laser-sound-recording Hello, Mars! China unveils 1st HD views from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft https://www.space.com/china-mars-photos-from-orbit-tianwen-1