How It Works: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

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Written by Seth Sebastian

2012-08-10

 

The largest in human history this week, the rover successfully landed on Mars. Reactive landing platform Sky Crane, hanged over the surface of the Red Planet, gradually lowered rover “Curiosity” wheels down on the nylon rope in the final destination – Gale Crater, where are deep layers the Martian soil, revealing the planet’s geological history.

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