Watch incredible footage of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021. This landing began a mission to explore the Red Planet that still continues today. | NOVA l PBS

This footage shows NASA’s Perseverance rover descending through the Martian atmosphere and touching down on Mars. From the fiery entry to the parachute deployment and sky crane maneuver, it’s the first time humanity has seen a rover land on another world in such detail, turning a few terrifying minutes into history. | SpaceEve

NASA’s Perseverance rover set a new record by driving more than 400 meters in a single Martian day, surpassing its own previous mark and showing how far autonomous rover navigation has come on Mars. | SpaceEve