Fine Structure

I've linked to a more all-encompassing video of Curiosity's travel plans from Earth to Mars but we've come to a point where most of the journey is already complete and the laboratory team is focused on the results of slowing through Mars' atmosphere and getting wheels down on the ground.

In case you've forgotten the awesome amount of engineering that is going into this landing on August 5th (1000mph! rockets! skycrane!), here's an animation of the steps that the landing will go through and some engineers explaining their importance.