Among the most popular videos on YouTube in 2012 there was music, an angry dad and even a guy jumping out of a space capsule. But among the hits, was an 11-minute, animated depiction of what it was like for the Mars Curiosity rover to land on Mars.
He explains how geographical features on Mars are named, and why “Mount Sharp”–near where NASA’s rover Curiosity landed this week– is not an official moniker.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars: What’s next?
NASA’s latest interplanetary rover, Curiosity, has landed successfully on Mars. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Bruce Barraclough, one of the scientists on the mission, about what comes next.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands on Mars
NASA has successfully landed its huge new robot rover in a deep crater on Mars.
The Argentine Responsible for a Successful Mars Landing
After an eight month journey into space, NASA’s most ambitious rover robot is due to land on Mars Sunday night. Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Mars Science Laboratory Project Chief Engineer Miguel San Martin.