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To get Curiosity safely
to the surface of Mars, we basically had to pull out
every trick in the book. At 2,000 pounds, Curiosity is one of the largest
and heaviest probes anyone has ever attempted
to land in the thin Martian atmosphere. We fired rockets, and a jet pack flew the rover
down to the surface
to the surface of Mars, we basically had to pull out
every trick in the book. At 2,000 pounds, Curiosity is one of the largest
and heaviest probes anyone has ever attempted
to land in the thin Martian atmosphere. We fired rockets, and a jet pack flew the rover
down to the surface
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To get Curiosity safely
to the surface of Mars,
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we basically had to pull out
every trick in the book.
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At 2,000 pounds,
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Curiosity is one of the largest
and heaviest probes
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anyone has ever attempted
to land
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in the thin Martian atmosphere.
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We fired rockets,
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and a jet pack flew the rover
down to the surface.
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Science documentaries about various topics.
