For those who might want a very detailed look at how MSL will land here are three Planetary Society blogs on the subject, each of which includes a video. I got a kick out of one of the engineers on the project saying "When people look at it it looks crazy". And later "It is the result of reasoned engineering thought. It still looks crazy." http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/06221711-how-curiosity-... http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/06290700-how-curiosity-... http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/07060700-how-curiosity-... 29 days, 23 hours to landing, patrick On 06 Jul 2012, at 14:27, Rodger C. Fry wrote:
It is now one month until soft gentle landing or catastrophe. I don't know about anyone else but I am anticipating this with great enthusiasm. So far, everything has gone very well and slightly more precise than may have been predicted. Because of this, NASA has narrowed down the target area of the landing site.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think this is going to be a winner!
Rodger C. Fry