NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover is set to land on Mars on Thursday and its landing site will be at the Jezero Crater, named after a municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On this occasion, the central Bosnian town is organising an event, enabling its youth to follow the landing on Mars via live stream.

NASA decided to name the crater after Jezero among 80 proposals and local authorities in this municipality were informed about the decision by US Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson in November 2019.

After a nearly seven-month journey to Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is slated to land at Jezero Crater on Thursday, Feb. 18. The terrain will be tricky and challenging to land in. Here's how @NASAPersevere will do it safely >> https://t.co/VtcFU9PERT pic.twitter.com/303LeHaXRK

— NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) February 10, 2021

He said this was an opportunity to help children and students realise the importance of science and technology in their future education.

The Perseverance rover was launched on July 30, 2020, and its estimated landing time is on February 18, 2021, at 8:15 am CET.