[ExI] Landing Rover on Mars

[BillK]

Following from recent discussions about the problems of landing
asteroids safely on earth, the new Curiosity Rover has a unique system
for landing safely on Mars. Their problem was that Curiosity is the
size of a small car, so airbags wouldn't be feasible.

Read here:
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-20013105-239.html>

Exciting video (5 minutes) here:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqdoXwLBT8>



BillK