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Today is Thursday, February 11th, 2021.

And we begin with reports of heavy traffic around the red planet as a trio of spacecrafts

converge upon Mars.

On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates Hope probe entered Mars orbit, marking that country's

first interplanetary mission.

Then yesterday, a Chinese spacecraft joined the party and next week, it'll be the US's

turn with NASA's Perseverance Rover aiming for a February 18th landing.

There, equipped with a small helicopter, Perseverance will join the still functioning curiosity

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