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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is set to touch down on the Red Planet on Thursday, February 18th.

Earthlings are pretty darn excited.

At Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the famous LAX pylons are glowing red in anticipation of the landing.

Tonight through Friday morning, the LAX pylons will glow red in observance of the @NASAPersevere rover landing on Mars this week! Good luck to @NASA @NASAJPL as we all #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/YKLjyaH7Fg
— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) February 17, 2021

Many other sites and landmarks around the world, including Cleveland’s historic Terminal Tower, are also glowing red in anticipation of the landing.

#CountdownToMars is underway, and cities all over the U.S. are lighting up the night in red to celebrate @NASAPersevere as the rover prepares to land on Mars, the Red Planet, tomorrow, Feb. 18.
Find ways to watch, learn and celebrate with us:https://t.co/6nIFeMqW4I #Cleveland pic.twitter.com/rw4Oyr1kj7
— NASA Glenn Research (@NASAglenn) February 18, 2021

Painting the town red. This week, cities around the world have lit up landmarks to celebrate @NASAPersevere’s Mars landing on Feb. 18.

Coverage begins at 11:15 a.m. PT / 2:15 p.m. ET / 19:15 UTC https://t.co/my2sbHYtRh #CountdownToMars

📸 NASA/McDonnell Planetarium/LAX Airport pic.twitter.com/LVlAqXMzKN
— NASA Mars (@NASAMars) February 18, 2021

Krispy Kreme is celebrating the landing too with a special Mars doughnut. This chocolate cream-filled doughnut is dipped in caramel icing with a red planet swirl and sprinkled with chocolate cookie crumbs. The limited-edition doughnut is available in shops and online for one day only – Thursday, February 18.

ONE DAY ONLY, 2/18, grab your own piece of the Red Planet to celebrate @NASAJPL Perseverance Rover touching down on Mars!🍩🚀 This treat will be out of this world! #CountdownToMars #krispykreme

Available 2/18 only. Participating US & CAN shops. All info- https://t.co/X6CmmGTJgx pic.twitter.com/z0XZSLwRaB
— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) February 16, 2021

And of course, you’ll want to tune in to watch NASA’s live coverage of the Perseverance Rover Landing, starting at 11:15 am PST and 2:15 EST.

Heading to or through Ronald Reagan Washington National or Washington Dulles Airports? There are two new art exhibits to check out.

Photo by Jeffrey Mistein

About 20 large-scale images of aircraft taken just as they’re landing are featured in “AirCraft: The Jet as Art” by American photographer Jeffrey Milstein at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Look for them through December 8 in the airport’s Gallery Walk art corridor, which is near the underground walkway connecting Terminal A with the parking garages. Historic aviation pieces from the College Park Aviation Museum are on display here as well.

Over at Washington Dulles International Airport, the images in “Mars As Art” feature more than 45 NASA and European Space Agency images taken by spacecraft from orbit and on the surface of Mars. Look for these images in the Gateway Gallery in the connecting walkway between the AeroTrain C-Gates and the C Concourse until November 30.

Valles Marineris, known as the Grand Canyon of Mars, which is long enough to stretch from New York City to Los Angeles.

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Stuck at The Airport: Mars edition

At DC-area airports: art from Mars & amazing aircraft photos