NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover successfully landed on the Red Planet on Friday (February 19). It is interesting to note that Indian-American Swati Mohan had virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance.
Swati Mohan was the first to confirm that the rover had successfully landed on the Martian surface. “Touchdown confirmed,” said operations lead Dr Swati at around 3:55 PM Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena celebrated the feat.
NASA released a video of this moment which shows Dr Swati wearing a small bindi on her forehead. This soon caught the eye of Desi Twitterati who absolutely loved the Doctor’s look.
The parachute has been deployed! @NASAPersevere is on her way to complete her #CountdownToMars: pic.twitter.com/i29Wb4rYlo
— NASA (@NASA) February 18, 2021
After the picture went viral on Twitter, several users lauded Dr Swati, calling her ‘lady with the bindi’. Some users also shared…
