Video: Curiosity Rover’s View of the Harrowing Descent to Mars
On Aug. 6, NASA pulled off an incredible feat, landing its Curiosity rover safely on Mars through a series of incredible complex maneuvers including a contraption known as a sky crane. Our readers seem to love any news about Curiosity's adventures, but this video of the rover's white-knuckle thrill ride as it fell toward the surface was the favorite. Though this was the first video of the descent, a high-resolution version was released later, and then an even better video came out.
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