
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021. The landing was successful as the spacecraft was equipped with Terrain-Relative Navigation technology which helped it in finding a safe landing spot (Image: NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS)

This is the first black and white image of Red Planet revealed by Perseverance Mars rover upon landing in the Jezero crater which has a difficult terrain filled with steep cliffs, sand dunes, and boulder fields (Image: NASA via AP/PTI )

A high-resolution colour image of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover which is showing its one of six wheels. The image is sent back by Hazard Camera (Hazcams). The rover is equipped with a total o 25 cameras and two microphones. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via Reuters)

This image is captured by the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It shows the rover in a descent stage after the parachute was deployed to slow down the speed and ready it for landing using the radar at the bottom. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via Reuters)

Perseverance rover lowered to the surface of the Red Planet using cables. Before the landing, the spacecraft travelled at a speed of 2.7 kmph to land safely. The image is taken from a video camera during the descent stage. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via Reuters)

The first high-resolution colour image sent back by the rover after landing on Mars shows the surface of the Jezero crater where an ancient river used to follow. Once the software is up to date and the rover is ready to explore, it will search for signs of ancient microbial life on the planet. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via Reuters)