Stunning photo shows Perseverance's Mars landing from above.
Stunning photo shows Perseverance's Mars landing from above
NASA's Perseverance rover shared an exciting photo on Friday from right before its wheels first touched the surface of Mars.
In the photo shared on the official Perseverance Twitter account, we get an extremely rare, close-up photo of an entire rover on (or almost on) another planet. The lower right quarter shows the wires that were used to lower the vehicle down from its "jetpack" lander, which hovered above the surface using rocket propulsion.
After the descent and confirmation of landing, the lander was programmed to fly away to a safe distance and land on the surface so as not to damage the precious rover it just dropped off.
The photo also gives a new perspective of the area where Perseverance landed. The first pictures that were shared just after landing were captured with black and white navigation cameras, whereas this new photo is much higher quality, better showcasing the flat and welcoming patch of Martian land that Perseverance will begin its mission on.
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More high-quality photos are expected to be sent back to Earth from the rover's Mastcam-Z imagers in the coming Martian days (known as sols).
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ReplyDeleteI’m looking forward to more photos!
ReplyDeleteThis is entertaining ty.
ReplyDeleteWonder how the locals felt about this rover landing for no good reason
ReplyDeleteDo you mean, As they were taking fuzzy/blurred images of this UFO landing? I'm sure they thought fellow martians won't believe them.
DeleteBy locals, do you mean other Earth-made rovers? ;D
DeleteAMAZING- let’s keep going!
ReplyDeleteGreat News.....Thank-You.....and happy hunting.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSome people just can't leave well enough alone. We need to fight this virus!!!
ReplyDeleteLol what?
DeleteMind blowing
ReplyDeleteI wish there were more videos rather than images.
ReplyDeleteLikely because a video required so much more data than a still picture. Sending that over such a large distance is likely very cost prohibitive, maybe heavier than ideal, and not necessary for nasa’s purpose.
ReplyDeleteThought they would get like a 4k video of mars not black and white pictures...well I guess we have to wait. Internet Speed between Mars and Earth is trash. Thanks at&t ;D
ReplyDeleteThere will be full color images in a couple days
DeleteRight? Psh.
DeleteMars 2020, but today is 2021 what
ReplyDeleteOh my good
ReplyDeleteWhy is it in black and white these are million dollar cameras
ReplyDeleteNeat. I mean it's nothing really new at this point, so it's hard to get excited over it. Show me some high res 60fps video of the Mars surface!
ReplyDeleteSeeing an actual image of the landing process is pretty new
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ReplyDeletethat guy says UH a lot
Yea I'm gonna watch the every day astronauts on this, I don't get the mask thing when no ones by you......
ReplyDeleteCan we do this without the masks
ReplyDeleteno
DeleteNope, too many people who don't understand public health would get triggered.
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ReplyDeleteI was expecting him to say "Nome Sane?" I guess he figured everyone would know what he was saying.
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ReplyDeleteGodbless
ReplyDeleteTHATS JUST MIND BLOWING
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine what is in space the public are not allowed to know about
ReplyDeleteMilitary space stations probably
Mars and moon bases
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DeleteThat way of saying you're 100% clueless always convinces.
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