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                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2021 February 23

         IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/4czjS9h4Fpg?rel=0

                     Video: Perseverance Landing on Mars
       Video Credit: [3]NASA/[4]JPL-Caltech, [5]Mars 2020 Mission Team

   Explanation: What would it look like to land on Mars? To better monitor
   the instruments involved in the [6]Entry, Decent, and Landing of the
   [7]Perseverance Rover on [8]Mars last week, cameras with video
   capability were included that have now returned their images. The
   [9]featured 3.5-minute composite video begins with the opening of a
   [10]huge parachute that dramatically slows the speeding spacecraft as
   it enters the [11]Martian atmosphere. Next the [12]heat shield is seen
   separating and falls ahead. As Perseverance descends, Mars looms large
   and its surface becomes [13]increasingly detailed. At just past
   2-minutes into [14]the video, the parachute is released and
   Perseverance begins to land with dust-scattering rockets. Soon the
   [15]Sky Crane takes over and [16]puts Perseverance down softly, then
   quickly jetting away. The robotic Perseverance rover will now begin
   exploring ancient [17]Jezero Crater, including a [18]search for
   [19]signs that life once existed on [20]Earth's neighboring planet.

                    Tomorrow's picture: old galaxy friend
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   7. https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25042/mars-perseverance-rover-3d-model/
   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210219.html
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