NASA's Curiosity rover caught in the act of landing
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
An image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the Curiosity rover still connected to its 51-foot-wide (almost 16 meter) parachute as it descended towards its landing site at Gale Crater.