Just as I thrilled to the earlier Mars rover mission animations (circa 2007 and 2008), "Curiousity" (2011-2012) has captured my imagination, all over again:
It will look for traces of methane, an organic chemical, among other things. Now we wait for August 2012, and seven minutes of a white knuckle ride -- to a soft Martian touchdown. . . .
[Tech Tip: If you are viewing this on a non-Flash enabled device -- like most Apple products running iOS -- you'll need to go directly to this video's page at NASA.gov, to watch it.]
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