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Originally Posted by shogged
Can’t wait to see the video from the sky crane! I hope it doesn’t take them too long to release it
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They said videos will be released on Monday.
From NASA:
The Mars 2020 entry, descent and landing camera suite includes:
Parachute "up look" cameras
Mounted on the backshell, looking upward at parachute deployment and inflation
Descent-stage "down look" camera
Mounted on the descent stage, looking downward at the rover as it is lowered during the skycrane maneuver
Rover "up look" camera
Mounted on the deck of the rover, looking upward at the descent stage during the skycrane maneuver and descent stage separation
Rover "down look" camera
Mounted beneath the rover, looking downward at the surface during landing