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NASA’s rover “Perseverance” to Mars at this window,Has landed on Mars a few days ago. Unlike the brother Curiosity, Perseverance is equipped with more GoPro-sized small cameras in the heat shield, the upper and lower sides of the suspended rocket, etc., allowing Perseverance to record the complete image of the landing process. The picture above is the moment before Perseverance landed on the surface of Mars. It was taken by a small camera located on the underside of the suspended rocket, and then transmitted to Perseverance through a cable for storage. This is not just a static photo, but a screenshot of one frame of the complete video. The rest of the video (and the content captured by other cameras) are still being sent back to the earth one after another, and the complete video should be seen within a few days.
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In addition to Perseverance itself, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is responsible for relaying signals in orbit, also photographed Perseverance with a parachute from the side. You can see the surrounding landing site (white circle) in the picture. The terrain.
In the next few days, NASA will first test the many instruments carried by Perseverance, delete the space navigation software (which is no longer used), and replace it with the software used for ground exploration. It will take several weeks to reach the Perseverance to extend its robotic arms and to “test drive” a short distance, while it will take another month or two to release the “Witty” small helicopter. However, if Perseverance can live as long as its predecessors, Perseverance should be able to work on Mars for at least ten years, and the scientists in charge must not be anxious.
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