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Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror
Seven minutes. No remote control. All you can do is trust the work. 🔴
Who it's for
It captures that exact mix of thrill and dread before something you've worked hard on finally happens.
Anxious, waiting→Thrilled, ready
Feelings it meets
What it is
A short NASA JPL video released in June 2012, weeks before the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. Engineers explain the seven-minute entry, descent and landing sequence, which had to run on its own because signals take too long to reach Earth: heat shield, supersonic parachute, rocket-powered descent and the never-before-tried sky crane that lowers the rover on cables.
Where to find it
NASA JPL website and NASA's YouTube channels; also in the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) library.
Before you start
Age: Not rated (educational; DCMP lists grades 7–12)
Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about?L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter II. Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised
