Vision

I think the name of the Mars 2020 rover should be Vision. The word vision means “the ability to see.” The Mars 2020 rover has 23 cameras, more than any previous rover. It even includes seven entry, descent, and landing cameras that will help NASA and mission control see the “Seven Minutes of Terror” from its entry into the Martian atmosphere to landing on the surface. These cameras will help us answer a lot of questions about what happens when a spacecraft lands on Mars. The word vision also means “the ability to think about or plan the future with wisdom and imagination.” One day, we want to put people on Mars, and that requires great effort and takes a lot of planning. To put people on Mars, NASA scientists must use wisdom and imagination. We need vision to believe that a Mars mission is possible.