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7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars

Why it was recommended

If you have not watched the seven minutes of terror video produced by NASA, you absolutely must.

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What it covers

NASA JPL engineers explain the final minutes of the Curiosity rover's entry, descent and landing on Mars, which combined aerobraking, a parachute and a skycrane. It lays out. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Length
5 min 8 sec
Year
2012
Open on YouTube

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