Curiosity Snapped Sky Crane's Crash on Mars | Video

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 13:31 in Astronomy & Space

No its not the alien that some thought it was - it was the plume of dirt and dust from the descent stage that slammed into Mars surface at about 100 mph. It crashed about 600 meters away from the landing site of the Mars Science Laboratory.

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