A riveting animation depicting key events during entry,
descent, and landing that will occur when NASA's
Perseverance rover lands on Mars February 18, 2021. In the
span of about seven minutes, the spacecraft slows down from
about 12,100 mph (19,500 kph) at the top of the Martian
atmosphere to about 2 mph (3 kph) at touchdown in an area
called Jezero Crater.
Perseverance will seek signs of ancient microbial life on
Mars, collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken
rock and dust), characterize the planet's geology and
climate, and pave the way for human exploration of the Red
Planet.
NASA/JPL-Caltech Video
Production December 21, 2020
NASA
