NASA Rover Finds Its Own Parachute in Martian Desert

Since landing on the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has made a fascinating discovery.

A keen-eyed netizen spotted the discarded remains of the rover's parachute in raw images that were taken on April 6, a timely reminder of how much ground NASA's rover has already covered.

NASA has yet to confirm the object is the rover's parachute.

65dBnoise was posted on April 7, 2022.

Sightseeing

The location and remains of the parachute were picked up in images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shortly after the six-wheeled rover touched down on the Martian surface back in February 2021.

The location is just south of Perseverance and can be seen in NASA's handy live map. Perseverance's mast cam was able to pick out the jetsam more than a year after landing.

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter achieved its first flight back in April of 2021, and the rover has been covering a lot of ground lately.

Delta Delta

Scientists believe thatPerseverance is a part of its journey to a rockier region.

It recently broke its daily distance covered record, covering an impressive 800 feet.

NASA left a lot of Easter Eggs in the design of Perseverance's parachute, including a secret code.

Perseverance has done that just over a year after landing.

There are easter eggs on the parachute.

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