Nasa's Perseverance rover successfully touched down in one piece on the surface of Mars on Thursday. Nasa shows the second image sent by the Perseverance rover showing the surface of Mars, just after landing in the Jezero crater. This illustration provided by Nasa depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Members of Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover team watch in mission control as the first images arrive moments after the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars. Nasa image showing the Perseverance rover casting off its spacecraft's cruise stage, minutes before entering the Martian atmosphere.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 19, 2021 21:22 UTC