NASA lands rover on Mars to seek signs of life
- Published: 6 Aug 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: World
NASA opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration on Monday when its $2.5 billion nuclear-powered robot Curiosity beamed back pictures from the surface of Mars.
NASA's Kelley Clarke (L) celebrates as the first pictures appear on screen after the Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars, breaking new ground in US-led exloration of the red planet.
The one-ton mobile lab is the largest rover ever sent to Mars, and its high-speed landing was the most daring to date, using a rocket-powered sky crane to lower the six-wheeled vehicle gently to the Red Planet's surface.
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