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Curiosity Nears Daring Landing on Mars
Posted on Jul 17, 2012 09:29:58 AM | John Entwistle | 1 Comments    |
NASA's most advanced planetary rover is on a precise course for an early August landing beside a Martian mountain to begin two years of unprecedented scientific detective work. However, getting the Curiosity rover to the surface of Mars will not be easy.

Curiosity is scheduled to land at approximately 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT on Aug. 6).

The Mars Science Laboratory mission is a precursor for future human missions to Mars. President Obama has set a challenge to reach the Red Planet in the 2030s.

For more information about Curiosity visit Science@NASA Headline News.

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1 Comments so far ( Post your own )
1 On Jul 18, 2012 02:28:13 PM  Lanny Reed  added a comment on your blog post. 

How long will it take for data to reach earth to verify that the landing was a success?

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