WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY
INTERFACE.
PERSEVERANCE IS CURRENTLY GOING
5.3-KILOMETERS PER SECOND AT AN
ALTITUDE OF 120-KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE OF MARS.
IT IS WAITING UNTIL IT BEGINS
FEELING THE ATMOSPHERE.
ONCE THERE IS ENOUGH ATMOSPHERE
IT WILL START CONTROLLING ITS PATH TO THE LANDING TARGET.
NAVIGATION IS ALSO CONFIRMING WE
CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
SLOW DOWN OF THE ATMOSPHERE ON
THE PERSEVERANCE ENTRY CAPSULE.
VELOCITY 5.36-KILOMETERS PER
SECOND, ALTITUDE OF
67-KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE.
>> WE ARE PROBABLY SEEING A BLACKOUT AT THIS POINT.
>> REVIEWING ITS TURNS RIGHT
NOW.
>> HAS LOST LOCK.
>> PERSEVERANCE -- WE HAVE
INDICATIONS THAT PERSEVERANCE IS
NOW PERFORMING BANK REVERSALS IN
THE ATMOSPHERE.
THESE ARE THE STEPS IN ORDER TO
CONTROL ITS DISTANCE TO THE
LANDING TARGET.
PERSEVERANCE HAS JUST PASSED
THROUGH THE POINTS OF MAXIMUM
DECELERATION AND INDICATED IT IS
APPROXIMATELILY 10 EARTH Gs OF
DECELERATION.
>> YES.
YES.
>> WE SAW A SMALL OUTAGE OF FROM
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER
DURING THAT PEAK HEATING PHASE
LIKELY CAUSED BY THE BLACKOUT.
PERSEVERANCE IS STILL CONTINUING
TO PERFORM BANK REVERSALS IN THE
ATMOSPHERE TO CONTROL ITS DISTANCE TO THE LANDING TARGET.
PERSEVERANCE IS GOING ABOUT 1
KILOMETER PER SECOND ALTITUDE OF
16-KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE
OF MARS.
WE HAVE ENTERED HEADING
ALIGNMENT WHICH MEANS
PERSEVERANCE IS NO LONGER TRYING
TO CONTROL THE DISTANCE TO MARS
BUT TO THE TARGET ON MARS BUT
INSTEAD IS FLYING STRAIGHT TO THE TARGET.
VELOCITY IS 50-50 METERS PER
SECOND ALTTAOULD 15-KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE.
>> GOOD TELEMETRY LOCK.
>> WE ARE COMING UPON STRAIGHTEN
UP AND FLY RIGHT MANEUVER WHERE
THE SPACECRAFT WILL JETTISON THE
ENTRY BALANCE MASSES FOR
PARACHUTE DEPLOY AND ROLL OVER
TO GIVE THE RADAR A BETTER LOOKS
AT THE GROUND.
[APPLAUDING]
THE NAVIGATION HAS CONFIRMED THE
PLAYER CHUTE HAS DEPLOYED AND WE
ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT
DECELBATION AND VELOCITY.
IT IS 453 METERS PER SECOND AT AN ALTTAOULD ALTITUDE OF
AN ALTTAOULD ALTITUDE OF
12-KILOMETERS FROM MARS.
PERSEVERANCE HAS SLOWED TO SUB
SONIC SPEEDS AND THE HEAT SHIELD
HAS BEEN SEPARATED.
THIS ALLOWS BOTH THE RADAR AND
CAMERAS TO GET THEIR FIRST LOOKS
AT THE SURFACE.
CURRENT VELOCITY IS 145 METERS
PER SECOND AT AN ALTITUDE OF
NINE AND A HALF KILOMETERS ABOVE THE SURFACE.
PERSEVERANCE NOW HAS RADAR LOCK
ON THE GROUND.
CURRENT VELOCITY IS 100 METERS
PER SECRETARY, 6.6-KILOMETERS
OVER THE SURFACE.
[APPLAUDING]
PERSEVERANCE IS CONTINUING TO
DESCEND ON THE PARACHUTE.
WE ARE COMING UP ON THE
INITIALIZATION OF TERRAIN
RELATIVE NAVIGATION AND
SUBSEQUENTLY THE TIMING OF THE
LANDING ENGINES.
OUR VELOCITY IS 90 METERS PER
SECOND, ALTITUDE OF
4.2-KILOMETERS.
WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THE LANDER
VISION SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED
A VALID SOLUTION IN TERRAIN
MAVIGATION.
[APPLAUDING]
WE HAVE TIMING OF THE LANDING ENGINES.
VELOCITY IS 83 METERS PER SECOND
2.6-KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE
MARS.
THE BACK SHELL HAS SEPARATED.
WE ARE PERFORMING THE DIVERT
MANEUVER.
ALTTAOULD OF ABOUT A KILOMETER
OFF THE SURFACE OF MARS.
WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR TRAIN
RELATIVE NAVIGATION.
CURRENT SPEED IS ABOUT 30 METERS
PER SECOND ALTITUDE OF 300 METERS OFF THE SURFACE OF
300 METERS OFF THE SURFACE OF MARS.
WE HAVE STARTED OUR VELOCITY
MEANING WE ARE CONDUCTING THE
SKY CRANE, ABOUT TO CONDUCT THE
CRANE MANEUVER.
>> WE HAVE LOST THE TONES.
>> AS EXPECTED.
AS EXPECTED.
>> SKY CRANE MANEUVER HAS
STARTED 20 METERS OFF THE SURFACE.
>> SIGNALS FROM MRO.
>> TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED.
PERSEVERANCE SAFELY ON THE
SURFACE OF MARS AND READY TO
BEGIN SEEKING THE SANDS OF PAST
LIFE.
[APPLAUDING]
[CHEERING]
AT THIS POINT THE DESCENT STAGE
HAS FLOWN AWAY TO A SAFE
DISTANCE AND PERSEVERANCE IS CONTINUING TO TRANSMIT.
CONTINUING TO TRANSMIT. [APPLAUDING]
>> OH, MY GOD.
OH.
>> GETTING TELEMETRY FROM THE
LANDER.
[APPLAUDING]
>> TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED.
WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE IMAGES.
>> THIS IS SO EXCITING.
THE TEAM IS BESIDE THEMSELVES.
IT IS SO SURREAL.
STAY TUNED WE MIGHT GET
PICTURES. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
[APPLAUDING]
>> SO MUCH HAS BEEN RIDING ON
THIS.
>> WE JUST HEARD THE NEWS THAT
PERSEVERANCE IS ALIVE ON THE
SURFACE OF MARS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN THE COMPOLICE OF
EDL. >> COPY ACTIVITY.
>> COPY ACTIVITY.
THAT IS AS EXPECTED.
>> STILL SEEING A STRONG SIGNAL FROM THE LANDER.
FROM THE LANDER. [APPLAUDING]
>> WE HAVE JUST HEARD THE NEWS
THAT PERSEVERANCE IS ALIVE ON
THE SURFACE OF MARS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MISSION
[APPLAUDING]
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE MORE NEWS
IN.
WE ARE GETTING THE FIRST IMAGE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRST IMAGE.
>> I HAVE THE TARGET POINT ON
THE MAP WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> WE ARE READY.
GO FAR IT! GO FOR IT!
[APPLAUDING]
>> I’LL BE MOVING IN SHOWING YOU
THE SAFE ZONE WE HAVE LANDED
IN.
>> WHOO!
[APPLAUDING]
>> THE TEAM HAS JUST PUT THE
FIRST IMAGE FROM PERSEVERANCE ON
THE SURFACE OF MARS.
IT COMES FROM THE ENGINEERING
CAMERAS KNOWN AS THE HAZARD
CAMERA.
THIS CAMERA IS MAINLY USED TO
HELP THE ROVER DRIVE SAFELY
AROUND MARS AND WE WILL GET HIGHER RESOLUTION PHOTOS LATER
HIGHER RESOLUTION PHOTOS LATER IN THE DAY.