Mars Lab Backshell

nasa | photos | science | spaceships | October 20, 2008

No, it’s not a UFO: the flying saucer above is actually a backshell that will protect the Mars Science Laboratory rover (which launches Fall 2009) when it reenters the Martian atmosphere.

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