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How they landed Curiosity on Mars [video]
13 years ago
If you're tired of the journals people have posted about the landing of Curiosity on Mars, then this journal isn't for you.
For those of you who recognize and marvel at our expanding of exploration and knowledge of the universe around us, enjoy.
NASA put together this wonderful video to describe how they landed Curiosity onto Mars, making it clear at how easily it could have gone wrong. To date, only 30% of attempts to land a probe on Mars have succeeded, and every time a new technique is used for the first time, we should celebrate such an achievement.
And here's another version, which instead includes the play-by-play reactions of the people at mission control during each of the critical moments:
Plus a really cool picture of Curiosity descending toward Mars, as taken from the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter.
An orbiting satellite taking a picture of a descending vehicle, all happening on another world.
http://www.zimbio.com/Mars/articles.....nding+Orbiting
It's moments like this that remind us that reality still holds some wonder and fascination, as well as hope for a future contained only within our imaginations.
For those of you who recognize and marvel at our expanding of exploration and knowledge of the universe around us, enjoy.
NASA put together this wonderful video to describe how they landed Curiosity onto Mars, making it clear at how easily it could have gone wrong. To date, only 30% of attempts to land a probe on Mars have succeeded, and every time a new technique is used for the first time, we should celebrate such an achievement.
And here's another version, which instead includes the play-by-play reactions of the people at mission control during each of the critical moments:
Plus a really cool picture of Curiosity descending toward Mars, as taken from the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter.
An orbiting satellite taking a picture of a descending vehicle, all happening on another world.
http://www.zimbio.com/Mars/articles.....nding+Orbiting
It's moments like this that remind us that reality still holds some wonder and fascination, as well as hope for a future contained only within our imaginations.
Jax_Belle
~whitefiretyger
Freaking awesome!
