karl
August 6th, 2012, 03:54 AM
Touchdown! Nasa's Curiosity rover survives 13,000mph plunge onto Martian surface
One tonne rover landed at 5.33 GMT (1.33 EDT)
Textbook landing saw radical floating 'sky crane' used for the first time
First pictures sent back within seconds
Mission will search for the ingredients of life on the red planet's surface using a scoop to dig into the soil
President Obama hails 'historic' mission
After travelling eight-and-a-half months and 352 million miles, Nasa's rover Curiosity finally landed on Mars at 5.33 GMT (1.33 EDT) this morning.
The high-tech craft hit the top of the Martian atmosphere at 13,000mph, and was then slowly lowered by a radical floating 'sky crane' before gently arriving in a massive crater.
The news was greeted with cheers and shouts in Nasa's Pasadena Mission Control, and within seconds the craft had sent back the first pictures of its new home.
See link for story, photos and video clip
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2184264/NASA-rover-Curiosity-lands-Mars.html#ixzz22kpnt9Pc
One tonne rover landed at 5.33 GMT (1.33 EDT)
Textbook landing saw radical floating 'sky crane' used for the first time
First pictures sent back within seconds
Mission will search for the ingredients of life on the red planet's surface using a scoop to dig into the soil
President Obama hails 'historic' mission
After travelling eight-and-a-half months and 352 million miles, Nasa's rover Curiosity finally landed on Mars at 5.33 GMT (1.33 EDT) this morning.
The high-tech craft hit the top of the Martian atmosphere at 13,000mph, and was then slowly lowered by a radical floating 'sky crane' before gently arriving in a massive crater.
The news was greeted with cheers and shouts in Nasa's Pasadena Mission Control, and within seconds the craft had sent back the first pictures of its new home.
See link for story, photos and video clip
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2184264/NASA-rover-Curiosity-lands-Mars.html#ixzz22kpnt9Pc