Perseverance safely on the surface of Mars," flight controller Swati Mohan announced. After landing, Perseverance began sending tweets back home, including the first photos from the surface. #CountdownToMars — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 18, 2021And another look behind me. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dbU3dhm6VZ — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 18, 2021The landing marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by Nasa, became the ninth spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, every one of them from the US.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2021 19:23 UTC