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Mars 2020 rover: How far we’ve come

The high-tech Mars 2020 rover is about to launch into space (complete with its own helicopter). But how does this one-tonne beast compare to the original, pint-sized rover we sent to Mars in 1997?

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  1. Omar faruqe Rony

    July 28, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    121th

  2. Mehar Thakur

    July 28, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    64kb RAM and it explored mars

    My 6GB RAM can’t even load two chrome tabs…..

    • maxcyaneye

      July 28, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      Well I mean it has ram management but you have 10000 background apps and have Netflix open in both tabs

    • Mehar Thakur

      July 28, 2020 at 5:13 pm

      @maxcyaneye are u mine FBI agent??

    • maxcyaneye

      July 28, 2020 at 5:16 pm

      @Mehar Thakur *PERHAPS*

    • Mehar Thakur

      July 28, 2020 at 5:31 pm

      @maxcyaneye ……I am NON US…

    • maxcyaneye

      July 28, 2020 at 5:36 pm

      @Mehar Thakur and I too are non us you dumb *****

  3. DylValentine

    July 28, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    Send people already

  4. DylValentine

    July 28, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    umm did you say 200mhz processor? That’s like Pentium 2 speed…

    • Glowing

      July 28, 2020 at 1:32 pm

      Well it’s enough

    • CYYZ_Spotter

      July 28, 2020 at 1:45 pm

      I would assume it’s all they need and they probably want the lowest power consumption possible for the longest lifespan.

    • s cho

      July 28, 2020 at 4:41 pm

      higher processor power equals increase in excess heat and power consumption.

  5. Adam Kendall

    July 28, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    A “200 Mhz processor + 256MB RAM” in 2020?!?!?! My 3 year old phone has a 2.5 Ghz quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. They can’t put a decent SoC on it for $2.5B?

    • Swapnil Chopade

      July 28, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      yaah, they should hire you. OR may be learn about consumer SoC and specially build SoC which costs thousands of dollars.

    • Mehar Thakur

      July 28, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      Are you surprised or confused?!?

    • Gennadiy Sharashkin

      July 28, 2020 at 3:35 pm

      But your phone’s battery will die in two days. Specialized processors like the one on the rover are consuming crazy low amounts of energy, which is critically important on Mars.

    • Anon A

      July 28, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      The processor is specially made to withstand radiation and ionising bit flops that can come from the sun rays in unshielded mars and ofcourse extreme temperatures. Your phone will not work in mars.

    • M S

      July 28, 2020 at 4:17 pm

      The rover wont browse the internet , watch videos, download music

  6. MrAuberyII GODs Earth is FLAT and NASA is FAKE

    July 28, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    NASA fakes going to space, GO SEE, learn how today !!!!!!!!

    • Jj Cave

      July 28, 2020 at 3:54 pm

      Yeah sure cause it impossible to leave earth… sheesh

    • Jeyaram Sathees

      July 28, 2020 at 3:56 pm

      Jj Cave 😂😂😂😂 lol

    • Turbo Fighter

      July 28, 2020 at 4:07 pm

      I don’t think you have a brain

    • MrAuberyII GODs Earth is FLAT and NASA is FAKE

      July 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm

      @Turbo Fighter – oh yeah, I looked at your channel, LOL

    • M S

      July 28, 2020 at 4:14 pm

      @MrAuberyII GODs Earth is FLAT and NASA is FAKE ooof no brainer

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 5:41 am

      A helium-filled balloon can go very high up into the Earth’s atmosphere. Why would you think a high powered rocket engineered by thousands of scientists for years couldn’t?

    • Sumit Kumar

      July 29, 2020 at 11:14 am

      There is this thing called a telescope, you may want to invest in a 10 inches one and get some enlightenment while you follow the rocket as it flys to Mars

      What more, buy a few of them , install on various parts of globe and enjoy the whole sight on the rocket as it flys away to Greenland:))

  7. pickld grammr

    July 28, 2020 at 2:23 pm

    How about we learn about whats in the ocean

    • Damjan Mitic

      July 28, 2020 at 3:47 pm

      dont we already know about it?

    • pickld grammr

      July 28, 2020 at 5:04 pm

      @Damjan Mitic ocean is 80% unexplored

    • Damjan Mitic

      July 28, 2020 at 5:22 pm

      @pickld grammr and mars less than 1% explored. the exploration and research of our own planets that we havent been to are much more necessary imo

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 5:23 am

      They’re not planning about building underwater bases in the ocean.

    • LegoSonicFan17

      July 29, 2020 at 5:38 am

      Coyote Flowers I know right!

    • Damjan Mitic

      July 29, 2020 at 6:55 am

      @pickld grammr because it’s way better for the long run. how do you expect humanity to keep on going? we cant just stay on earth forever.

    • pickld grammr

      July 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm

      @Damjan Mitic coz ive read what the future is gonna be and its not living on mars bases. 🤔😁

    • Damjan Mitic

      July 29, 2020 at 3:02 pm

      @pickld grammr ig so since we’re planning to go to the moon again, but its inevitable. we must expand to keep ourselves alive. what good is learning more about the ocean when we already know whats below the depths? we can’t even live down there anyways

  8. Shlome Mendlovits

    July 28, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    I hope we get to see some great drone footage like we have here on earth

  9. faiaz irfan

    July 28, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    Nasa never went to space. It was filmed in Antarctica.

    IT’S A JOKE.

    • Shallow Cuntry

      July 28, 2020 at 7:57 pm

      lol

    • faiaz irfan

      July 29, 2020 at 8:04 pm

      @Shallow Cuntry I had to scroll all the way down to see your comment

  10. Derek Huang

    July 28, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Go Perseverance!!!!

  11. Sala_13

    July 28, 2020 at 4:31 pm

    It’s not NASAR.. it’s NASA.

  12. s cho

    July 28, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    for those wondering why such ‘low’ processor power, consider this: having a high processor power equals to an increase in heat and power consumption. those are 2 things you don’t want to take place for a robot on Mars.

  13. RAKSA OFFICIAL™

    July 28, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    how it’s amazing !!!!

  14. John K

    July 28, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    That’s a terrible name for a rover NASA should have named this new rover of theirs and alled it the terminator instead.

  15. Bernard Wei

    July 28, 2020 at 7:11 pm

    Sojourner was a pioneer rover, first to land successful on Mars, and out lived its mission period many times. Let’s wait and see if this rover can do the same. Finger crossed.

  16. ashro101

    July 28, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    5:40 else where!
    Jupiter’s and Saturn’s moons, venus.

  17. sherri moquin

    July 28, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Cnet is awesome 😇😀

  18. Gary Hall

    July 28, 2020 at 7:56 pm

    What did they spend $2 billion on party

  19. Beyond Horizon

    July 28, 2020 at 8:26 pm

    Hey you guys, there is no such thing as a Mars rover vehicle on Mars. It is all fake and CGI. The pics of Mars are taken in Greenland.

    • LegoSonicFan17

      July 29, 2020 at 2:50 am

      No

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 5:26 am

      Why can’t you just appreciate science?

  20. GentSense [Caleb Smith]

    July 28, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    I laughed WAY too hard when she mentioned the specs. 2GB of flash storage? Are you kidding me??! 😂😂😂😂😂 My phone has 4 times that in RAM alone!!

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 6:16 am

      @GentSense [Caleb Smith] The Perseverance Rover can do that with it’s designed processor.

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 6:18 am

      @GentSense [Caleb Smith] Heck, The Curiosity Rover can capture HD panoramic shots of landscapes from Mars. It can capture HD panoramic shots even with it’s technology from 2011. Don’t you think the Perseverance can do that too? Or perhaps, perform even better?

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 6:23 am

      @GentSense [Caleb Smith] It’s simple.
      High power processor = an increase in heat and power consumption for the Rover.

    • GentSense [Caleb Smith]

      July 29, 2020 at 6:28 am

      @Coyote Flowers yes but these shots are often 8 megapixels or less, and when zoomed in they get very grainy and noisy. Plus there’s almost no HDR to speak of, so if the rover is in a high-contrast environment we wouldn’t be able to get much from the photos in such an environment. It would all be overblown highlights and shadows that are too dark. Wouldn’t be able to make anything out.

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 7:07 am

      @GentSense [Caleb Smith] Yes, i agree, but just like what i said: A higher spec processor equals an increase in heat and power consumption. Those are things you don’t want to take take place for a robot 54.6 million kilometers away from Earth at minimum.

  21. real life and games

    July 28, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    this is like comparing a Nokia to an iPhone 11

  22. Chobaca

    July 28, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    Please tell me it can turn itself right side up if it doesn’t stick the landing.

  23. CtrlFreak

    July 29, 2020 at 12:14 am

    After looking at the house price I found out I couldn’t buy a toilet, now I know I can’t even afford a “microwave”

  24. Bill Fauber

    July 29, 2020 at 12:54 am

    Be it UFO’s or structures on the Moon and Mars. We are being lied to by NASA/JPL (Our Government) the lies continue on so many levels. NASA/JPL have a monopoly on all information and have complete control of the narrative on all space exploration. They buy their way into other countries space programs with secret agreements we are not allowed to see, the encrypted imagery and data inbound from “ALL” Spacecraft and/or rovers goes directly to NASA/JPL antenna arrays to a secure vault where only a few people are allowed, images are edited then released to the public. Currently this is a prime situation for manipulation and control of the information provided to the public and therefore cannot be trusted. The lies must end!!!

  25. Stephen Bachman

    July 29, 2020 at 12:58 am

    Does it have “Ray Tracing”

  26. roninpainbringer

    July 29, 2020 at 3:23 am

    200 mhz cpu and 256 MB of RAM… LOL WUT?

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 5:17 am

      Those processors were designed to not consume much energy, which is critically important for a Mars rover.

    • Coyote Flowers

      July 29, 2020 at 5:19 am

      The Mars 2020 isn’t designed to play high fps games you know.

  27. Alex Saw

    July 29, 2020 at 4:25 am

    They should consider using Apple’s A13 Bionic chip….

  28. Just_a_Mango

    July 29, 2020 at 8:03 am

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    • CNET

      July 29, 2020 at 2:41 pm

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    • Just_a_Mango

      July 29, 2020 at 2:45 pm

      CNET no problem ! I really love your channel because of all its cool and informative content !

  29. Taicheng Song

    July 29, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    200MHZ processor seems super slow. I guess they want to conserve energy.

  30. malcolmar

    July 29, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    Well done NASA! Keep up the great work. I am a proud Black dad and my daughter and I will be watching the launch! BTW we should 100% be looking at Mars. NASA finally has the funding to get back on track and do things right with the Moon To Mars initiative. I look forward to sharing more of these launches and discoveries with my daughter and all this encourages the next generation to dream and wonder again which is desperately needed right now especially when we have people who want to hijack those dreams and wonders and encourage others to violence and destruction.

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