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Sky Crane Flight Model

Sky Crane Flight Model


Date: 01 December 2010
Depicts: The sky crane flight model tested with the NASA rover, Curiosity, in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Copyright: NASA/JPL

This photo shows the sky crane flight model with the NASA rover, known as Curiosity, tested in the clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The so-called sky crane system developed by JPL will be used to softly land the Curiosity rover on Mars in 2011.

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