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7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing | Video
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NASA's animated explanation of the Curiosity rover's Mars landing, which relied on a complex automated sequence taking about seven minutes. It features NASA engineers discussing the risks before the 2012 landing.
Recommended as a gripping look at how hard Mars entry, descent and landing is.
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