When the parachute inflated on Mars, only about six people, including Clark, knew about the existence of the message. NASA/JPL-Caltec. Related article Ingenuity helicopter phones home from Mars.

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This high-definition NASA image shows the final supersonic parachute test for NASA's 2020 Mars rover. NASA tested the parachute during a Sept. 7, 2018 suborbital rocket launch to mimic Mars ...

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The largest-ever parachute bound for Mars, which will land Europe's ExoMars rover on the surface of the Red Planet in 2021, passed the first in a series of tests in Sweden.

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Before it helps the Mars 2020 rover land on the surface of the Red Planet in 2021, NASA's parachute slated for the mission is setting world records here on Earth.

The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

The largest-ever parachute bound for Mars, which will land Europe's ExoMars rover on the surface of the Red Planet in 2021, passed the first in a series of tests in Sweden.