Penn State alum makes tracks on Mars as Perseverance rover springs to life
by Matt Carroll
In its first weeks on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured dazzling highlights, from video of its own dramatic landing in February to the first audio recordings from the red planet, the sounds of wind blowing and the rover’s laser zapping rocks.
But of all the breathtaking sights and sounds beamed back to Earth, one image stands out for Penn State alum Rachel Kronyak—tire tracks in the red Martian dirt.