This video shows the final descent of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Descent Vehicle from Heat Shield Jettison through Touchdown as captured by the Mars Descent Imager that was provided by Malin Space Science Systems. Raw, unprocessed images were used for this video. Spacecraft UTC: Start: 5:15:21 - End: 5:18:11 -- 666 Frames The video is playing at 4 frames per second, actual average rate of the MARDI Images is about fps. There are still 25 pre-landing Full-Resolution Frames that hav
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