MSL’s Descent Captured Via MARDI

[youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBffhiOuVU[/youtube_video]

Video courtesy of NASA/JPL/MSSS – Compiled by Spaceflight 101

This video is a higher-quality version of the MARDI imagery released showing the heat shield falling away and the rover’s descent to the surface of Mars.

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