Photo
August 06, 2012
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discoverynews: His Other Car is On Mars Scott Maxwell is a Mars rover driver. He’s driven both Spirit and Opportunity, and will now be part of a team driving Curiosity on the surface of Mars. “It’s a priceless national asset that happens to be sitting on the surface of another planet. You better take that damn seriously. more about Scott… Also, in case you’re wondering, his normal car is a red Prius. #themoreyouknow Image: NASA/JPL-CalTech

discoverynews:

His Other Car is On Mars

Scott Maxwell is a Mars rover driver. He’s driven both Spirit and Opportunity, and will now be part of a team driving Curiosity on the surface of Mars.

“It’s a priceless national asset that happens to be sitting on the surface of another planet. You better take that damn seriously.

more about Scott…

Also, in case you’re wondering, his normal car is a red Prius. #themoreyouknow

Image: NASA/JPL-CalTech

(via thescienceofreality)

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Video
June 25, 2012
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Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror

Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.

A must-watch for anyone who loves space!

(via JPLnews)

Tags: science technology tech space mars curiosity nasa rover JPL