65dBnoise on Nostr: So, since today is the 5th anniversary of #NASA's #Perseverance rover landing on ...

So, since today is the 5th anniversary of #NASA's #Perseverance rover landing on #Mars showing the parachute that brought the Sky Crane and the rover to the surface flapping into the air (it took 12 months to do it :-) ).

https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/113980352729589627

#Mars2020 #solarocks #space #NASA

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#Ingenuity amazed everyone in late April 2022, when it flew around and captured images of the parachute and backshell that brought #Perseverance and itself to #Mars.

Here, the parachute is seen from orbit through the eyes of #HiRISE, an instrument onboard #NASA's #MRO, launched back in 2005.

The animation spreads over 12 months but lasts only 3 seconds, so the parachute appears flapping.

Credit:
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/@65dBnoise

and these people:
https://www.uahirise.org/epo/about/

#Solarocks