Curiosity's Descent last 2.5 min + Heat shield separation (Stop motion video)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=1106 ^ | 8/6/2012 | JPL

[dragnet2]

The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface of the Red Planet. The instrument shot 4 fps video from heatshield separation to the ground.

[dragnet2]

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=1106

Heatshield separation is pretty cool.

[JaguarXKE]

Terrible news! As Curiosity made its descent, a life form resembling an Earth-like kitt-ah wandered into the path of the falling probe. As the probe hit ground - the unthinkable happened - Curiosity killed the cat.

[dragnet2]

Uh...Ooook..

[JaguarXKE]

Fortunately I don’t make my living writing jokes :)

[ADemocratNoMore]

WOW!

[catbertz]

I laughed as I imagined my wife’s cat as the victim :)

[dfwgator]

[wastedyears]

Cool video

[tet68]

Ah, but whose cat WAS it?
It was probably Schrodinger’s
but then how could you tell
weather it was alive or dead?

[tet68]

Your wife’s cat laughed as it imagined you as the victim.

Then it came up with a clever plan, be careful.

[catbertz]

Haha I have respect for the conniving nature of cats and women. I will watch carefully.