The quest to unlock the mystery of Mars has bewitched scientists for
over 50 years, dating back to early probe discoveries of the 1960s. It's
a planet of untold resources and possible life, yet exploring efforts
with rovers have only managed to scrape the dust off the surface. Enter
Curiosity, a behemoth of a rover that was launched in 2011 in an effort
to send a machine skyward capable of doing a little more than to simply
collect soil samples. Here was a work of engineering mastery, with
drills, wheels, and cameras able to observe and tour Mars in ways
previous thought unimaginable. And while the rover made its miraculous
touchdown on the red planet in 2012, the story of Curiosity begins with
its construction — a concerted effort to build a machine durable enough
to withstand the harsh elements of an alien landscape. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
BRIAN ORNDORF 
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