Vaisala and FMI technology heads to Mars onboard NASA`s Perseverance rover
(WorldNews Finland)

VAISALA Press Release July 1, 2020 Vaisala and FMI technology heads to Mars onboard NASA`s Perseverance rover International collaboration takes Vaisala and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) to Mars onboard NASA`s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The rover is scheduled to launch on July 30, 2020. Vaisala`s sensor technology combined with FMI`s measurement instrumentation will be used to obtain accurate and reliable pressure and humidity data from the surface of the red planet. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is among the scientific partners providing measurement equipment for the new Perseverance rover, expected to launch in July and land on Mars in February 2021. The...