published"first-of-its-kind footage" of the Perseverance rover's landingThe space agency said the microphone did not collect usable data during the drop to the planet's surface. However, the device survived the"highly dynamic descent" and obtained a recording of a Martian breeze fromOfficials said the first panorama image from the mission was taken by two navigation cameras on the mast of the rover—and more detailed imagery is expected.
"The rover team continues its initial inspection of Perseverance's systems and its immediate surroundings," NASA said. "Monday, the team will check out five of the rover's seven instruments and take the first weather observations with the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer instrument. In the coming days, a 360-degree panorama of-Z should be transmitted down, providing the highest resolution look at the road ahead."
The Mars mission will search for signs of ancient microbial life, characterize the planet's geology and past climate and pave the way for human exploration, NASA said. This image provided by NASA is the first high-resolution, color photo sent back by the cameras on the underside of the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on February 18.
Sorry, but that view looks a bit like a building site, no trees, no grass, I’m not moving there!
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