Come along with your fellow OLLI adventurers on the journey of the latest American Mars plutonium-powered rover, on its search for signs of Martian life, prior or present. We’ll learn about the unique set of remote instruments and tools Perseverance is carrying, including a first-ever little helicopter (originally designed by Leonardo di Vinci!). We’ll cover the data needed to land humans on Mars in a couple of decades and how these gadgets provide answers to some questions, including making oxygen from Mars’ 95% carbon dioxide atmosphere.