NASA shared an image showing moments after 'sky crane' intentionally crashed into Mars after it safely delivered the Perseverance rover to the Red Planet. Scroll down for videoNASA shared an image of its 'sky crane' sacrificing itself by intentionally crashing into Mars after it safely delivered the Perseverance rover to the Red Planet. Smoke is seen the in distance where the sky crane made impact with the Martian surfaceThe sky crane descent stage is the final act of Perseverance' landing on the Red Planet and is the same maneuver used when Curiosity landed in 2012. The middle image is the descent stage 'sky crane' that crashed into Mars. However, the sky crane did not land on the surface, but intentionally crashed itself.

Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2021 17:50 UTC