- MRO is reporting good telemetry lock.
- We are starting the "Straighten Up and
Fly Right" maneuver...
...where the spacecraft will jettison the
entry balance masses
in preparation for parachute deploy and
to roll over to give the radar a better
look at the ground.
- Yes! Yes! [clapping]
- The navigation has confirmed that the
parachute has deployed and we are seeing
significant deceleration
in the velocity. Our current velocity is
450 meters per second
at an altitude of about 12 kilometers
from the surface of Mars.
Perseverane has now slowed to subsonic speeds
and the heat shield has been separated.
This allows both the radar and the
cameras to get their first look
at the surface.
current velocity is 145 meters per second
and an altitude of about
10 kilom...nine and a half kilometers above the surface.
- Yes! Yes! Yes! [clapping]
- Perseverance now has radar lock on the ground.
Current velocity is about 100 meters per second,
6.6 kilometers above the surface of Mars.
Perseverance is continuing to descend on the parachute.
We are coming up on the initialization
of Terrain Relative Navigation
and subsequently the priming of the landing engines.
Our current velocity is
about 90 meters per second
at an altitude of 4.2 kilometers
We have confirmation that the lander vision system
has produced a valid solution
and part of Terrain Relative Navigation.
[clapping]
We have priming of the landing engines.
Current velocity is 83 meters per second
at about 2.6 kilometers from the surface of Mars.
We have confirmation that the back shell has separated.
we are currently performing the divert maneuver.
Current velocity is about 75 meters per second
at an altitude of about
a kilometer off the surface of Mars.
- TRN Safety Bravo
- We have completed our Terrain Relative Navigation.
Current speed is about
30 meters per second, altitude about 300 meters
off the surface of Mars.
We have started our Constant Velocity Accordion
which means we are conducting the Sky Crane...
about to conduct the Sky Crane maneuver.
- We've lost direct to Earth tones.
- As expected. As expected.
Sky Crane maneuver has started.
About 20 meters off the surface.
- We're getting signals from MRO.
- UHF is good.
- Touchdown confirmed!
[loud cheering]
Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars
ready to begin seeking the signs of past life.
[cheering and clapping]