The Mars Curiosity Rover will be the largest man-made object ever to land on another planet, and it’s predicted to touch down on Sunday August 5 or Monday August 6, depending on where you are—just hours away.
Landing Time:
- 10:31 p.m. US Pacific Standard Time
- 1:31 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time
- 5.31 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time
- 7.31 a.m. Central European Time
- 1.31 p.m. Singapore Time
- 3.31 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time
Watch the Landing:
Get Involved:
- Find events in your local area
- Find landing parties near you on Google Maps
- See Curiosity’s first images
- Visit Eyes on the Solar System, a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data
- 3D Interactive Rover
Social Media:
Learn More:
- Visit the official website
- Check out the Fact Sheet
- Read the diaries of those involved
- Get the app or mobile website
Get excited and watch the landing—it might be one of the most intense scientific moments in human history!
(via spaceandstuffidk)
Omg :O
I am freaking out right now. Guys, guys, guys….watch it. This is history in the making.
Get into it.