Video Shows Curiosity's Mars Descent in High-Res

Posted on August 24, 2012

NASA's JPL has released this video which was created using high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager between the jettison of the heat shield and Curiosity's touchdown.

The video covers the last 2.5 minutes before Curiosity landed in the Gale Crater. Relevant audio from mission control was added to the video. Take a look:

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