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Nasa promises Perseverance Mars rover landing video – BBC News
The Perseverance robot is seen touching down on the Red Planet in a whirl of dust and grit.
By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent
media captionWATCH: The journey to the surface of Mars made by the Perseverance rover
Nasa has released stunning videos of its Perseverance rover landing on Mars.
The movies cover the final minutes of last week’s hair-raising descent, up to the point where the robot’s wheels make contact with the ground.
The sequences show a whirl of dust and grit being kicked up as the vehicle is lowered by its rocket backpack to the floor of Jezero Crater.
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