February 18, 2021 Persistent all-terrain vehicle landed on Mars with the help of a parachute, which made a splash on Earth because of the message hidden in it. It is quite common for vehicles of this type to photograph themselves as selfies or other parts of the lander in which they arrived at their destination. However, Perseverance had to quickly withdraw in search of the first study area and was unable to take appropriate pictures. So I had to wait more than a year until he finally finds and can take a picture of your parachute.
He did it on April 6 last year thanks to his camera. Mastcam-Zalthough a NASA engineer shared this image a few days later. Kevin McGill. He posted it on his Twitter account along with very simple text: “sun 404parachute found.
In this terminology, it refers to the day it was found. If we are talking about April 6, we are using Earth terms, but to talk about days on Mars, we are using suns, which refer to the length of a solar day on that planet and correspond to 24 hours 39 minutes and just over 35 seconds. There are no years, so the suns are counted from a certain moment. In doing so, Perseverance found its parachute 404 suns after landing on the red planet. Something like when you find a ticket in your coat pocket. If a year has passed and you don’t even remember it, it’s even more exciting.
Long road of perseverance
The Perseverance rover arrived on Mars in 2021 with several goals. From looking for signs of ancient microbial life to characterizing the planet’s geology and climate, all with the goal of paving the way for future crewed missions.
The landing took place exactly at the planned location, Jezero Crater, but once Perseverance landed on it, it was to go on its first mission. Scientists on Earth wanted me to start researching South Seitaan area that belongs to the Lake crater, but is far from where he first landed.
Persistence also broke the record for the longest rover journey in a single day.
The road there was somewhat difficult, so getting there safe and sound was more important than stopping to do something. photo of your parachute or something else. But his work there is already finished.
To complete his new missions, Perseverance had to retrace his steps and get closer to where he landed over a year ago. This allowed him to take a picture of his parachute and, by the way, break the record. And the fact is that on the way back he chose routes with more even terrain, which allowed him to develop higher speeds. It traveled faster than any other rover, setting the record at sol 351 as it traveled. 319.8 meters.
Only Possibility, which landed in 2004, passed through favorable terrain to move a little faster. But even so, he did not overcome more than 228 meters in one day, according to what they say in Universe today. So Perseverance has outdone itself more than enough.
parachute photo
In fact, the parachute was only lost for perseverance. And it’s a camera HiRISEfrom Martian Reconnaissance Orbiter which is in the orbit of Mars, has already taken a picture of a large area of the earth, on which, among other pieces of the landing, this element could be seen, without which the descent would not have been possible.
However, it is interesting that Perseverance was finally able to photograph him as well. He is currently making his way back, heading for a new research point that looks like the remnants of a river delta. Passing near the first place where he landed, he found his lost parachute and thanks Mastcam-Z succeeded in perpetuating it. Just a year and two months to find him. Apparently, we all found the lost things at home after much more time. The one who says no is probably lying.
Source: Hiper Textual
