NASA 'Curiosity' Rover Lands On Mars

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A NASA craft designed to explore Mars for the next two years has landed on the planet's surface. Mission controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles burst into applause as they received signals that the "Curiosity" had made a successful landing. Animations released by NASA show visualizations of the rover's descent, landing, and deployment for exploration. (NASA TV, via Reuters)