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The skycrane from below, partially obscured by Mars dust and small rocks it flies away. Each of the four corners has a pair of thrusters and the umbilical cable that has just been cut is curled up below the skycrane.

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The skycrane from below, partially obscured by Mars dust and small rocks it flies away. Each of the four corners has a pair of thrusters and the umbilical cable that has just been cut is curled up below the skycrane.
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Simeon Schmauß (stim3on@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 06:59:57 JST Simeon Schmauß

I can't believe it has already been 4 years since the Perseverance rover landed on Mars!
The rover was equipped with six engineering camera that captured more than 26.000 images during the landing!
This thread contains some of my favorites:
#Perseverance #NASA #Mars #Mars2020 #Solarocks

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