Monday, August 06, 2012

NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain

Source - NASA Science News for August 6, 2012

NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/06aug_success/

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