“The first thing that the Americans saw on Mars,” Rogozin wrote on his Twitter.

The first thing that the Americans saw on Mars pic.twitter.com/rsCgSh4hB7

- ROGOZIN (@Rogozin) February 19, 2021

He attached a picture to the message, with his face in the background of the picture taken by Perseverance after landing.

Earlier, Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergei Savelyev congratulated NASA on the successful landing of the Perseverance spacecraft on Mars.