Week in pictures 20 Feb 2021
WASHINGTON DC
Members of NASA mission control celebrate after receiving confirmation that the Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars on Thursday, February 18. (Photograph Bill Ingalls/NASA)
DAYTONA
Cars catch fire after a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 14. None of the drivers was seriously hurt (Photograph James Gilbert/Getty Images)
ROME
In Mario Draghi’s first speech as Italy head of government, the former European Central Bank chief laid out plans for societal changes and a recovery from the pandemic (Photograph Alberto Pizzoli Getty Images)
NIHONMATSU
A landslide caused by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake covers a racetrack in Nihonmatsu, Japan, on Sunday, February 14 (Photograph Hironori Asakawa/AP)
Here is the top news photography from the past week:
WASHINGTON DC: Members of NASA mission control celebrate after receiving confirmation that the Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars on Thursday, February 18. (Photograph Bill Ingalls/NASA)
DAYTONA: Cars catch fire after a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 14. None of the drivers was seriously hurt (Photograph James Gilbert/Getty Images)
ROME: In Mario Draghi’s first speech as Italy head of government, the former European Central Bank chief laid out plans for societal changes and a recovery from the pandemic (Photograph Alberto Pizzoli Getty Images)
NIHONMATSU: A landslide caused by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake covers a racetrack in Nihonmatsu, Japan, on Sunday, February 14 (Photograph Hironori Asakawa/AP)