NASA rover speeds toward Mars

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>>> tonight the folks at nasa say everything is looking good for what they are calling seven minutes of terror on mars when the curiosity recover is set to plummet through the atmosphere. if all goes as planned it will lower itself down on the planet's surface. this will take place about 1:30 eastern monday morning at nasa's most high tech and high priced mission to mars yet.

NASA rover speeds toward Mars

The vehicle known as Curiosity will soon touch down on the Red Planet as part of a $2.5 billion mission. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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