Meet Swati Mohan, NASA Scientist Who Landed Perseverance on Mars

“I want to do that. I want to find new and beautiful places in the universe,” said Dr Swati Mohan.

On 19 February 2021, NASA's most advanced astrobiological laboratory landed on Mars, called Perseverance Rover. It is in search of traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.

NASA termed the landing of this complex manoeuvre as “the seven minutes of terror” making this feat the most elaborate and challenging one in the annals of robotic spaceflight.

Touchdown confirmed. The #CountdownToMars is complete, but the mission is just beginning. pic.twitter.com/UvOyXQhhN9

— NASA (@NASA) February 18, 2021