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Monday, May 9, 2011

Dramatic Video Shows How New Mars Rover Will Land Using a Sky Crane

When parachutes and airbags won’t do the trick, you’ve got to land like a hovercraft, lowering precious cargo from a flying crane.

Check out this amazing new animation of NASA’s new Mars rover, the car-sized Mars Science Laboratory, on its harrowing journey to the red planet.

FROM POPSCI

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