Curiosity landing video assembled from high-res images (video):
A new video has been compiled by
Spaceflight101.com showing Curiosity's final
minutes of terror in glorious HD (though a dearth of frames and lack of stabilization make it a bit herky-jerky). It's an assembly of all the high-res photos taken by the buggy on the way down to its
now familiar perch, rolling at the not-exactly-
HFR speed of 4 fps, but still trumping a previous low-res thumbnail version. It gives a much clearer, rover's-eye-view of the journey, starting with the heat shield ejection and finishing with the dusty, butterfly-like
touchdown. Check it out below the break to see the precarious descent -- and don't forget your
Dramamine.
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