Reblogged from Geological Society of London blog:
Curiosity succesfully landed on Mars over three weeks ago (Earth time), and has since sent us back this HD video of its spectacular plummet - including a not so graceful landing of the jettisoned heat shield:
Now, the rover is on its way to its first region, Glenelg, 400 metres east of its landing spot. Curiosity has a lot to live up to, with its sister…
Post for the Geological Society of London's blog covering the antics of that li'l robot so far, and geological prospects!




