Mars Landing by Preseverance February 18, 2021

Platonic Lambda Λ Image "Soul of the Universe" on Mars

Preseverance Descent to Mars landing at Jezero crater

Soul on Mars Seven months of 300 million miles journey and Preseverance Rover is making a landing on Mars. Called the "Red Planet" named after the Roman God of War, reeking of blood. My first audio file on the web was Gustav Holst's The Planets with war drum beats from Mars. On last day of 10th International Biochemistry Conference in Hamburg (July 25-31, 1976), Alex Rich treated the audience with NASA video showing first image of the Martian surface. No canals touted by Schiaparelli nor little green aliens found, just a bleak barren landscape. H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds inspired Orson Welles' broadcast of a panicky Martian invasion. Is there water on Mars? Microbial life at the ice caps? Rover scoops up dirt for analysis. Watching Rover's landing video I spot the Platonic Lambda Λ— "Soul of the Universe" on Mars.   — Peter Y. Chou       Mountain View, 2-23-2021