Watching Perseverance land on Mars today was another amazing…

Watching Perseverance land on Mars today was another amazing example of engineering and discovery being done at amazing levels. Perseverance has a drone on board! How cool is that! Congratulations to the team that made this a reality today!

JPL Mars 2020 Perseverance mission control room with masked engineers at curved tiered consoles with blue lighting and a US flag on the wall. NASA JPL mission control screen showing Perseverance spacecraft at Mach 4.63 descending toward Mars at 16.20 km altitude on February 18 2021. NASA JPL mission control display showing Perseverance rover heatshield separation above Mars at 10.93 km altitude, Mach 0.99, on February 18 2021. NASA mission control team members cheering with arms raised after the Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars. NASA JPL mission control team wearing masks applauding and celebrating the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing. NASA MarsViewer interface showing a fisheye black-and-white photo from Perseverance rovers Front Hazcam Left camera on Sol 0, showing the Martian surface after landing.