Taking time out to send some special messages direct from Mars to some deserving middle-schoolers. These persevering students will get their messages and talk to my team on April 5.
Know a kid who’s #gotperseverance? Nominate by April 24: https://t.co/HF025KWvcH
Still winding my way across the plain to the delta up ahead using my self-driving mode. I’m making good progress, and even hit a new record: 520 meters (0.32 miles) over three consecutive days.
More on self-driving mode:
You can spot them both in the middle distance. On the left is a thin line of orange and white: the parachute fabric at rest on the ground. The brighter object to the right is a section of my backshell, the top half of the capsule that protected me during descent.