Complete Mars Curiosity Descent - Full Quality Enhanced HD 1080p Landing + Heat Shield impact

This is a full-resolution version of the NASA Curiosity rover descent to Mars and landing, taken by the MARDI descent imager. As of August 20, all but a dozen 1600x1200 frames have been uploaded from the rover, and those missing were interpolated using thumbnail data. The result was applied a heavy noise reduction, color balance, and sharpening for best visibility.

The video plays at 15fps, or 3x realtime. The heat shield impacts in the lower left frame at 0:21, and is shown enlarged at the end of the video. Image source: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimed...

High resolution composite image of source photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixiebat... (Pixiebat)

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[indoguju]

Why would anyone dislike this... Humans are amazing...

[connor129s]

Very interesting, really appreciate the answer. Thanks mate :) Maybe if the instruments malfunction and the camera becomes the only working thing they may decide to relay some video.

It would be quicker for a 720p video, I mean it does take awhile but if the rover is in operation for 20 years.. I don't see why they wouldn't show us some video in the future sometime.

But ty

[vidaett]

This is OUR hood now :)

[FutureMartian97]

993 people are getting punched for disliking this video.

[MOoDY Unstoppable]

thank u

:)

Im muslim <3

Love all

[DarutonDesu]

Get the fuck out of here.

[Landon Hagan]

Somebody needs to add some epic orchestrated music to this video.

[Defacto Rodi]

ilimle bilimle alakalı yerlerde yine bizimkilerden eser yok amk

[dap000]

No. It's a movie recorded by Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) on 8gb flash memory during Curiosity landing.

[ortixx]

This just blows my mind..

[Keith Mirenberg]

Excellent work!