Launching a Mars Parachute

This animated GIF shows a test of the mortar system that will be used on Feb. 18, 2021, to deploy the parachute for NASA's Perseverance rover. The test took place in November 2019 at a facility in central Washington. Movie available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23888

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