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NASA said: “During landing, the rover plunges through the thin Martian atmosphere, with the heat shield first, at a speed of over 12,000mph (about 20,000kph).
“A parachute and powered descent slow the rover down to about 2mph (three-fourths of a metre per second).
“A large sky crane then lowers the rover on three bridle cords to land softly on six wheels.
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