Mission control reports Curiosity is safe on the surface of Mars!!! Images from Oddysey orbiter and rover coming in! Images will be posted here!
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The moment of truth is close at hand. Curiosity will soon enter the Martian stratosphere. The Internet is abuzz with excitement and no small amount of anxiety. The seven minutes of terror are about to begin for real. There's a lot riding on it, both literally and figuratively. Some good links to keep tabs on are Mars Google Hangout (This has been a lot of fun tonight), NASA interactive event schedule, JPL TV, and NASA TV. And last but certainly not least, check out Palantir's live blog here.
To understand the importance of this mission ' and Curiosity is about as important a science experiment as we've ever created ' let's take a quick peek at the fascinating history of our solar system's most hospitable world, outside of the one we call home. Afterall, you have this much time to kill...
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