Late last night, in the morning hours of Aug. 6, as NASA Curiosity rover fell to the surface of Mars, NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MRO captured an image of the rover gliding on its parachute.
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Title: Curiosity Sails to Mars as Heat Shield Falls Away
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
Date Created: 2012-08-07
Rights: JPL
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