Perseverance’s Descent & Touchdown on Mars: Descent Stage Down-Look Camera POV (Official NASA Clip)

NASA's newest rover captured first-of-its kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown on Mars.From the moment of parachute inflation, the camera system covers the entirety of the descent process, showing some of the rover’s intense ride to Mars’ Jezero Crater. The footage from high-definition cameras aboard the spacecraft starts 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the surface, showing the supersonic deployment of the most massive parachute ever sent to another world, and ends with the rover’s touchdown in the crater.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[MLKBeats]

This is just so beautiful, I keep having to remind myself that this is ANOTHER PLANET. Great job JPL!

[AstroPlays]

It’s hard to comprehend that this video had taken place in a different planet

[bernhardkaltenboeck]

Saw the rover in the cleanroom 2 years ago. Now it’s on Mars, and we can see all these videos from landing. Incredible accomplishment. Shows what government can do ...

[mturallo]

Watched 10 times and still trying to fully appreciate the significance. Thanks for making this happen y'all!

[thegoodguy]

I’m so relieved it made it there safely. Unbelievable amount of things that could have gone wrong. I love NASA so much!

[davidkassies]

Save the date, this will be looked back on for years to come

[thomasfholland]

Glad to see that JPL still is the best when it comes to interplanetary exploration. Brings back wonderful memories of the Viking 1 & 2 missions. Congratulations to all of you.

[bobbreit]

So on the 100th time watching, it still fascinates me at how dusty the landing is. Quite a vortex going with those Aerojet engines.

[Fummy]

Thats one small step for Perseverance, one giant leap for mankind.

[JG-mwuy]

Amazing. Can't wait for the Mars helicopter to do its thing.

[cozz]

"This is ground control to major tom..."

[ObscenumLoL]

Congratulations to everyone involved in the project. This is just incredible.

[TheStockwell]

There's intelligent life and advanced technology on Mars - and it's us! :)

[thohag]

Why is this video cropped? Please show the full frame. You should show the full size images, this is rare footage, worth every pixel.

[simongarrettmusic]

Whoever framed this shot, knew what they were doing. hardware or software or last minute tweak, that was spot on

[WorldAquariumSingapore]

cool this is the real thing looking at it in the comfort of my home in 2021

[Triglavus]

I find it extremely sad that they had to add "Official NASA clip" to the description. That speaks volumes about the internet culture we have right now.

[milesaway]

Thank you for showing us, Nasa and JPL.
Truly impressive achievement 👏🏻👌🏻❤️

[randalscott]

On paper this sounds like an incredible way to deliver a vehicle, yet it has been done twice. 2 for 2, amazingly well done NASA and JPL!

[wvjp]

I hope you programmed the descent stage to soft land elsewhere instead of ignominiously crashing into the surface. You know, in case some future Mark Watney needs to scrounge it for parts.