The NASA Perseverance rover made its historic touchdown on the Red Planet on Thursday, February 18th at 3:55pm EST. Learn about how supercomputing is playing a critical role in the exploration of Mars in this week’s #friday-factoid!
What does it take to land a car-sized rover on the surface of Mars?
— NAS Supercomputing (@NASA_NAS) February 18, 2021
Researchers & engineers used complex models run on our supercomputers to design & test retropropulsion systems used to help missions like @NASAPersevere safely enter Mars' atmosphere: https://t.co/bhLAGlrJzh pic.twitter.com/LKEVDj39cF