NASA tested its huge Mars 2020 parachute and broke a world record in the process

It should go without saying, but sending a rover to Mars is a challenging endeavor. Lots of things have to go perfectly right in order to pull it off, and one thing that can't be overlooked is the parachute. Once the spacecraft reaches the planet and begins plunging towards the surface, slowing it all down becomes the top priority, and that's a tall order when the rover itself weighs over 2,300 pounds. Recently, NASA tested different parachute candidates, one of which will eventually give the Ma...