Reel: 🌌🔥 Seven Minutes of Terror: Perseverance Lands on Mars! 🚀❤️ 📅 February 18, 2021 — A Day to Remember! In just seven unforgettable minutes, NASA’s Perseverance Rover plunged through the Martian atmosphere at 12,100 mph (19,500 kph) — and came to rest gently inside Jezero Crater at just 2 mph. 😱🪂 💥 Parachute deployed. 🔥 Heat shield dropped. 🚀 Sky crane fired. 🤖 Touchdown confirmed — Perseverance is home on Mars! This daring descent, known as the “Seven Minutes of Terror,” marked a n

4.3M views · 68K reactions | Question of the day: If our NASA InSight lander is traveling at 14,000 mph and has only 6 minutes to slow down before it reaches the Martian surface, what is required for it to land safely? See how our engineers at NASA Langley Research Center tackled this question and more: https://go.nasa.gov/2HQpVVG. | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Reel: Have you ever imagined what it takes to send a robot across millions of kilometers — all the way to Mars? 🪐 NASA’s Curiosity Rover animation brings that dream to life in stunning detail! For 11 breathtaking minutes, you’ll watch the story of one of humanity’s boldest adventures unfold right before your eyes. The video begins on Earth, where scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepare for the mission of a lifetime. You can almost feel the tension as the Atlas V roc