# @thespacegal on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfBLlHFmvE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19515482-thespacegal-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-02-19T18:57:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emily Calandrelli (@thespacegal) — https://gondola.cc/thespacegal

## Caption

These are photos from Mars. 😱 and that last image might be the most impressive.

This first one blows my mind. It's taken by a satellite orbiting Mars (the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). This is Percy mid-day through its landing sequence with it's 70-ft wide parachute deployed 😱. 

That little circle is where Percy ultimately landed.

The second one is when the Perseverance rover was only a couple meters from touching down! You are watching the SKY CRANE in action 😱. It's slowly lowering Percy the rest of the way down to the ground.

The third and fourth image are from the rover, parked safely with no scary obstacles (big rocks, or huge dips) in sight! 

That last image. That's a map of where Percy landed. The red areas are danger zones ⚠️. Percy landed in that black circle. They navigated to a safe area amidst it all. COMPLETELY AUTONOMOUSLY. 😱😱😱

I'm absolutely amazed at what humans are able to accomplish. Well done humans. Well done. 
#countdowntomars

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