Stop-motion video of NASA Curiosity's descent to Mars
This lo-res photo shows one of Curiosity wheels on the surface of Mars shortly after landing on August 6, 2012.
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Posted: 08/06/2012
The stop-motion video below shows 297 frames from the Mars Descent Imager aboard NASA's Curiosity rover as it descended to the surface of Mars.
These thumbnail images were received on Earth on Aug. 6, 2012, and cover the last two and a half minutes of descent.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Visit the Curiosity Mission website at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html .
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