MUST SEE [VIDEO]: NASA previews Curiosity's Mars landing in 'Seven Minutes of Terror'

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After years of development and billions of dollars in investment, NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, is slated to land on the Red Planet on Aug. 6, 2012 (EDT).

Today, the team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) published a short video clip that explains this landing process in dramatic detail, putting a particular emphasis on the degree of difficulty involved. Have a look at the video


Where is Curiosity?

These up-to-the-minute computer simulations show the Mars Science Laboratory's current position on the journey between Earth and Mars.

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Source: NASA
 
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