Whoa! They almost landed outside the landing ellipse. Probably because the parachute opened later than expected? Whoa! They almost landed outside the landing ellipse. Probably because the parachute opened later than expected?I think the more appropriate comment here is, "Wow... they landed INSIDE of the ellipse!"
I understand complex mathematics. I understand physics and chemistry. My brain, unfortunately, can't put the two of them together in a functional way. To see this sort of accuracy, landing a dishwasher on a rock that's over 230 million miles away, blows my freaking mind.