So, when the Skycrane drops it off at speed, it’s not significantly different than stumbling off a large rock. In fact, both Curiosity and Perseverance are tough enough that they could survive ...

Then, a "skycrane," which was also used by Curiosity, will allow Perseverance to lower itself onto the surface. When the rover finally lands, it will touch down on its wheels at a speed slower ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully landed ... The voyage culminated in the skycrane gently lowering the rover to the surface before rocketing off to land at a safe distance.

The descent stage known as the "skycrane" lowered Perseverance to the ground. It hovered for a moment, then flew off to crash a safe distance away. Al Chen: And there goes the descent stage.

The skycrane will then unspool the ropes that connect it to Perseverance and gradually lower the 2,000-pound rover to the surface. Once the rover’s wheels are on terra firma, explosives will ...

On Feb. 18, the Mars rover Perseverance will attempt a daring skycrane landing similar to one aced by its predecessor Curiosity August 2012, and an epic NASA video shows exactly how it'll be done.

He hopes the Perseverance mission will inspire a new ... "I literally gasped when I first saw the video of the skycrane flying away after delivering the rover to the surface.

Perseverance is "just about to make a really ... after it was lowered to the area by skycrane on Feb. 18, 2021. The robot's objective is set in stone: "Seek signs of ancient life and collect ...

likely from Perseverance’s skycrane. Researchers were surprised to find the thermal blanket material so far away from the skycrane’s crash site, which was 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to the ...

The skycrane crash site is located two kilometers ... While members of the Mars Perseverance rover team are checking to see if the material may pose as a potential contamination source for its ...