Perseverance Rover Martian Entry Animation

This Thursday when Perseverance descends through the Martian atmosphere, the mission’s success will ride on a complicated series of events that must work perfectly to bring the rover safely to the surface. Here’s an animation of the entire process, letting you see how the skycrane sets the rover down after re-entry!

This article explains the different stages in more detail:

https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-2020-rover-landing-video

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