Mars Curiosity Rover Landing a Success — NASA Jubilant | National Geographic

capping a 36 week voyage from Earth to

capping a 36 week voyage from Earth to Mars the Curiosity spacecraft landing

Mars the Curiosity spacecraft landing

Mars the Curiosity spacecraft landing was one of the most complicated ever

was one of the most complicated ever

was one of the most complicated ever attempted the NASA named seven minutes

attempted the NASA named seven minutes

attempted the NASA named seven minutes of Terror

of Terror

of Terror cast without disappointment I can also

cast without disappointment I can also

cast without disappointment I can also only think about the Olympians here we

only think about the Olympians here we

only think about the Olympians here we had our team which went is all Olympics

had our team which went is all Olympics

had our team which went is all Olympics we were not sure we’re going to win but

we were not sure we’re going to win but

we were not sure we’re going to win but this in one of the last complicated

this in one of the last complicated

this in one of the last complicated computer program technical landing

computer program technical landing

computer program technical landing maneuvers a sky crane lowered the rover

maneuvers a sky crane lowered the rover

maneuvers a sky crane lowered the rover onto Mars

onto Mars

onto Mars wheels down and later curiosity rewarded

wheels down and later curiosity rewarded

wheels down and later curiosity rewarded its creators with the first black and

its creators with the first black and

its creators with the first black and white images of what it sees one of

white images of what it sees one of

white images of what it sees one of those wheels in the foreground before

those wheels in the foreground before

those wheels in the foreground before this image was captured a dust cover

this image was captured a dust cover

this image was captured a dust cover over the camera lens was sprung open and

over the camera lens was sprung open and

over the camera lens was sprung open and part of the spring that released it is

part of the spring that released it is

part of the spring that released it is seen at the bottom right near the

seen at the bottom right near the

seen at the bottom right near the rover’s wheel other cameras on the rover

rover’s wheel other cameras on the rover

rover’s wheel other cameras on the rover will send back color images after the

will send back color images after the

will send back color images after the rover’s mast carrying high-resolution

rover’s mast carrying high-resolution

rover’s mast carrying high-resolution cameras is deployed NASA hopes curiosity

cameras is deployed NASA hopes curiosity

cameras is deployed NASA hopes curiosity will spend two years roving the Mars

will spend two years roving the Mars

will spend two years roving the Mars surface investigating whether the region

surface investigating whether the region

surface investigating whether the region ever offered conditions favorable for

ever offered conditions favorable for

ever offered conditions favorable for life