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Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:09 am**

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Coming up on the 7 minutes of terror. Entry Interface at 0524:34 Z

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:11 am**

Coming up on descent stage sep in 4 minutes

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:16 am**

Separation complete

Descent Stage RCS warmup in progress

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:20 am**

4 min to entry. All comms good, velocity increasing to 5.5 km/s

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:25 am**

Entry Interface. Velocity up to 5.9 km/s

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:27 am**

Guidance reports controlled entry in progress. Passing max g, 11-12 earth G equivalent.

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:29 am**

Vehicle subsonic, parachute deploy successful

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:32 am**

Touchdown!

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:38 am**

Data and images being received from the surface of Mars. Rover is wheels down on Mars

Posted: **Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:43 am**

Vid of the descent sequence via simulation here

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