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A Landing on Mars

JupiterKid · 2012-08-19 17:08:08

Here is a youtube vid of the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars last week. The clarity of the images are amazing, from the heat shield falling away to the retro-rockets of the Skycrane blowing Martian dust around just before touchdown.:cool: Enjoy!

19-08-2012 06:08PM

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JupiterKid

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Here is a youtube vid of the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars last week.

The clarity of the images are amazing, from the heat shield falling away to the retro-rockets of the Skycrane blowing Martian dust around just before touchdown.:cool: Enjoy!

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#2 23-08-2012 10:12PM

JupiterKid

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Here's an even better, more complete and higher resolution video of Curiosity's Mars landing.:)

At the end you can even see the impact of its heat shield. Wow!:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZX5GRPnd4U

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#3 23-08-2012 10:24PM

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It's simply amazing.

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#4 15-09-2012 12:00AM

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This is the best one yet!:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esj5juUzhpU

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