Curiosity Landing Photographed From Mars Orbit
Shown here is a picture of the Curiosity Rover taken from
the NASA satellite Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in Martian orbit about one minute
before the rover landed in Gale crater. Just after the shot was taken, the
parachute holding the rover aloft was released along with the back shell as the
rover's rocket sprang into life and finally this sky crane lowered it down
gently onto the surface of the red planet. The parachute that you can see in
this frame was designed to open at supersonic velocity and is the largest
parachute ever flown to another planet.
Labels: Dennis Chamberland, Mars, Mars Curiosity Rover, Mars Exploration, QuantumLimit.com
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