# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CW9TmklJA0S
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733138-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/228254239f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-01T23:08:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

What’s it like landing on Mars? Tough! But every time we land, we learn more. 

When our Perseverance Mars rover landed on Mars in February of 2021, its temperature & pressure sensors collected critical data about entry & landing conditions. We asked NASA engineer Alex Scammell to explain.

#Mars #Space #Touchdown ##Engineering #Science #Perseverance #MarsRover #RedPlanet #Mars2020 #NASA

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## Tags

redplanet, marsrover, engineering, science, nasa, space, mars, touchdown, perseverance, mars2020

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