7 min of terror (or pure joy)

This weekend, NASA will attempt to land the MARS Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, in a style that would make the Avengers proud. In 7 minutes, the rover will slow from 45,000 mph to 0 as it descends on a rope from it's rocket lander. Watch the video and be amazed.

7 minutes of terror video from JPL


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html