NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars — one of the most dramatic moments in space exploration. On February 18, Perseverance survived the famous “seven minutes of terror”, screaming through the Martian atmosphere before touching down safely inside Jezero Crater. Its mission: search for signs of ancient life, study Mars’ climate, and collect samples for future return to Earth. A robot from Earth… now exploring another world. 🌍➡️🔴 Science fiction? Nope. Real life. 🎥 Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltec

Watch incredible footage of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021. This landing began a mission to explore the Red Planet that still continues today. | NOVA l PBS

NASA has released never-before-seen footage captured by the Perseverance Rover as it touched down on Mars. More than 30GB of information has already been collected from the rover - along with 23,000 images as the vehicle descended. Read more: https://trib.al/nGFheYz | Sky News

Until a year ago, powered flight had only been achieved on one planet: our own. Then, Ingenuity took flight, and the Red Planet gained an aerial explorer of its own. The Mars helicopter was initially designed as a technology demonstration – up to five flights that would prove the possibility of powered flight on another world. But one year in, Ingenuity has exceeded all expectations – completing 25 flights, flying for a total of 46.5 minutes, and traveling 5,824 m (~19,109 ft). And its mission c