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skeletonjelly on Aug 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: This is what Curiosity saw as it landed on Mars

Dust from where? Earth? The MSL is assembled in a clean room. You can see how much dust was stirred up in the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I&feature=g-wl

jessriedel on Aug 8, 2012 [–]

There are dust storms on Mars, even with its thin atmosphere.

I'm not sure why you linked me to the original post.

skeletonjelly on Aug 8, 2012 | [–]

The image? Referring to this:

> When does the parachute detach? When is the sky crane activated?

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