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Grade B7 sourcesHIS-01053

Perseverance’s parachute code

Moment · 2021 · Niche

20Editable slideCertificate

Internet sleuths solved the Mars parachute’s message in a reported 6 hours.

Original · NASA JPL

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Seed to milestone
1 day
Feb 22 ’21 to Feb 23 ’21
Platforms
4
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Education

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  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Platform jump

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The parachute offered a layered puzzle: three inner rings spelled the motto and the outer ring encoded coordinates. A public Python solve made the method reusable, while explanatory diagrams helped people inspect how the colored panels became letters.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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  1. February 2021

    NASA precursor · Feb 18 ’21

    Perseverance landed on Mars with the coded parachute.[2]

  2. NASA seed · Feb 22 ’21

    NASA released landing footage that showed the parachute pattern.[2]

  3. Online solvers platform jump · Feb 22 ’21

    Solvers posted the phrase Dare mighty things on Twitter.[2]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added: 6 events, 5 sources · Score 54
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Education
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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Mar ’21Open webYouTubeXReddit
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  1. February 2021

    NASA precursor · Feb 18 ’21

    Perseverance landed on Mars with the coded parachute.[2]

  2. NASA seed · Feb 22 ’21

    NASA released landing footage that showed the parachute pattern.[2]

  3. Online solvers platform jump · Feb 22 ’21

    Solvers posted the phrase Dare mighty things on Twitter.[2]

  1. milestone · Feb 23 ’21

  2. press · Feb 23 ’21

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