Happy 2nd landiversary, Perseverance! 🥳️⁣ ⁣ On Feb. 18, 2021, a new six-wheeled explorer touched down on the surface of the Red Planet after an ambitious (and nerve-racking) entry, descent, and landing.⁣ ⁣ Here’s to more years of science and trailblazing on Mars!⁣ ⁣ Video description: This footage from high-definition cameras aboard the spacecraft starts 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the dusty red surface of Mars; shows the supersonic deployment of a huge red-and-white parachute, the most massive parachute ever sent to another world; continues with the rover’s touchdown in the crater; and ends with the descent stage, the rocket-powered device that lowered the rover safely, flying away.⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech⁣ ⁣ #Perseverance #MarsRover #Mars #science #landiversary #NASA #JPL #Mars2020 #space #robot