
After a rocket-powered descent stage, also known as the sky crane, delivered NASA Curiosity rover to Mars on Aug. 5 PDT Aug. 6 EDT, 2012, it flew away and fell to the surface.
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PIA16143
Date Created
September 6, 2012
Center
JPL
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