NASA assembled this amazing video from hundreds of still photographs documenting the August 5 landing of the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. Video courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.
Caught on camera: Mars landing
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.
The heat shield flies away from the Curiosity lander on its way to a perfect landing on the surface of Mars.
NASA
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:24 AM
Updated Monday, Aug 27 at 6:40 AM
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