Touchdown! NASA InSight's #MarsLanding sparked 'epic victory handshake' at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars this afternoon, and with it, there was a big celebration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including a heck of a handshake worthy of any touchdown celebration:

Gotta love @NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reacting to InSight’s touchdown on Mars. Those handshakes! #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/bO2a70M3zc

— Popular Science (@PopSci) November 26, 2018

I'm losing at this InSight probe celebration handshake pic.twitter.com/A0i4mQmb2M

— Eric Morrow (@morroweric) November 26, 2018

NASA InSight Mars Landing epic victory handshake pic.twitter.com/hA5vAYI32W

— ᑎIᑕO.jpg ? (@nicocagiao) November 26, 2018

Here’s a longer video:

NASA scientists celebrate InSight landing with handshake worthy of the NBA: https://t.co/eDDpTlg769 pic.twitter.com/n7AoZF3p7G

— Hemal Jhaveri (@hemjhaveri) November 26, 2018

Well done!

That feeling when you nail a perfect parking job… on MARS. https://t.co/Z0eAufKGV1

— Sanden Totten (@sandentotten) November 26, 2018

This handshake will forever be inked in my memory.
Congratulations @NASA #MarsInsight https://t.co/4xwTAAjMP1

— Mayank Chaturvedi (@Mayank_X) November 26, 2018