Strange but true: Curiosity's Sky Crane

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

On August 5th at 10:31 p.m. Pacific Time, NASA will gently deposit their new, 2000-pound Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, wheels-first and ready to roll. Quite a feat – because it will come screaming through the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph.

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