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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: famousdayandyear on August 23, 2012, 10:53:48 pm

Title: First High Def Video of Curiosity Descent to Martian Surface
Post by: famousdayandyear on August 23, 2012, 10:53:48 pm

http://www.wimp.com/curiositydescent/ (http://www.wimp.com/curiositydescent/)

vid @ link

Title: Re: First High Def Video of Curiosity Descent to Martian Surface
Post by: Oceander on August 28, 2012, 12:37:39 am

Cool!  The wiggling made me a little car-sick, tho'.

Thanks for posting!

Title: Re: First High Def Video of Curiosity Descent to Martian Surface
Post by: Chieftain on August 28, 2012, 01:36:26 am

Here's a link to the JPL version in HiDef with the voiceover of the landing....

Great stuff!

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/msl/20120823/droppingin20120822-1280.mov

 :beer:

Title: Re: First High Def Video of Curiosity Descent to Martian Surface
Post by: Mcshot on August 28, 2012, 03:35:37 pm

Watched the event live on NASA TV with my daughter.  It seemed very nerve racking for some control room members and the announcement of touchdown was met by cheers and laughter as recorded by the video.  We had the same reaction.  This seemed too complex to work but they overcame the odds.  Now what will the Muslims in charge do with the program. 8888crybaby

Title: Re: First High Def Video of Curiosity Descent to Martian Surface
Post by: U-238 on September 10, 2012, 03:04:25 am

Quote from: Chieftain on August 28, 2012, 01:36:26 am

Here's a link to the JPL version in HiDef with the voiceover of the landing....

Great stuff!

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/msl/20120823/droppingin20120822-1280.mov

 :beer:

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