Seven Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars

Spatial view of a crater on the moon. Caption: then we head straight down to the bottom of a crater,

Team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges faced during the final minutes before “Curiosity” landed on the surface of Mars. “Curiosity” is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL).

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  • Seven Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
    Length:
    5 minutes