MRO picture of Curiosity during descent
An amazing picture of Curiosity and it's parachute during the descent phase:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112670227/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-cu riosity-080612/
Alan WA4SCA
On 8/6/2012 2:45 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
An amazing picture of Curiosity and it's parachute during the descent phase:
The MRO HiRISE team is 2 for 2 ... they pulled off the same feat for Phoenix back in 2008
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/phoenix-descent.php
-Joe KM1P
Amazing is the shot of Curiosity under the parachute AND the heat shield falling behind. See: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673982main_PIA15993-43_full.jpg
On 6-Aug-2012, at 10:23 PM, Joe Fitzgerald jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu wrote:
On 8/6/2012 2:45 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
An amazing picture of Curiosity and it's parachute during the descent phase:
The MRO HiRISE team is 2 for 2 ... they pulled off the same feat for Phoenix back in 2008
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/phoenix-descent.php
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On 8/7/12, Arthur Feller afeller@ieee.org wrote:
Amazing is the shot of Curiosity under the parachute AND the heat shield falling behind. See: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673982main_PIA15993-43_full.jpg
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Here's a time-lapse video of the landing as seen by the rover's descent imager:
http://www.onorbit.com/node/4835
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Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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