On 08/06/2012 05:55 AM, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Unbelievable! That landing was so frickin' complicated that I couldn't
believe that they would even try it. Especially so considering that
only 1/2 of the US missions to Mars have landed successfully. And no
other country's missions have.

Good job!

I stayed up past my bedtime last night to watch the landing from the
control room, and got to see the little pictures. Quite amazing that
the thing did all of that landing on it's own, down to scanning the site
with RADAR to ensure it was a suitably flat location.

That's not just a little toy we've got up there this time, either; it's
about as big as a car and loaded up with all manner of instruments. I'm
looking forward to seeing some more images and learning more about our
red neighbor.

Jon