Legacy article – Astronomy and observation

7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing

Original publication date

2 August 2012

Original section

Astronomy and observation

Original slug / legacy ID

7-minutes-of-terror-curiosity-rovers-risky-mars-landing / 284

Restored on current site

martinpeniak.com/archive/writing/7-minutes-of-terror-curiosity-rovers-risky-mars-landing/

Editing scope

Period voice retained; spelling and formatting lightly cleaned.

Originally published 2 August 2012 on the earlier martinpeniak.com site.

Preserved as part of the astronomy and observation thread around cameras, optics, and the sky. The article keeps its period voice, with light formatting cleanup.