(Under the parachute) When NASA/JPL and Caltech with genius engineering talent and cooperative alliances work together in common cause, the big picture comes into focus. Here, the Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars, and an orbiting satellite looks homeward above Mars

 

Planet Citizens, Look ‘Up’!

 

Our Home, Earth and our Moon, viewed from orbit above Mars

 

This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021. A camera aboard the descent stage captured this shot. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.