New Picture Shows Curiosity's Landing System Pieces Crashed All Around Mars [Msl]
Aug 7, 2012 3:56 PM NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just snapped the scene of the crime: all the pieces of the EDL (Entry Descent Landing) system that worked flawlessly together to safely put Curiosity on the surface of Mars. The image was taken by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, 24 hours after the landing. You can see it all: the heat shield, the back shell, the parachute and, finally, the sky crane, which crashed hard after the umbilical cords were cut with guillotines fired by pyrotechnic devices. View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.