As many of you know, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on the surface of Mars on February 18th, 2021, but it didn’t take long before conspiracy theorists came up with the claim that the famous footage of the landing is fake. Well, everybody was expecting it but this particular claim grabbed my attention.
Based on some quick analysis, it appear the “string” is actually part of the twisted communication chord because in the video footage it can clearly be seen how both cables move together. I also think the “string” is made from a different material than the other three cables (it appears more traslucent and thin) and I don’t think it goes all the way to the rover but it becomes part of the communication chord. Based on this
Originally posted by Metabunk.org
