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Curiosity has landed

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Things are looking good. Coming up on entry Vehicle reports entry interface We're beginning to feel the atmosphere as we go in here Alright, it is reporting that we are seeing G's on the order of 11 or 12 earth G's Bank reversal 2 is starting We are now getting telemetry from Odyssey We should have parachute deploy around Mach 1.7 Parachute has deployed We are decelerating Heat shield has separated, we are locked on the ground We're down to 90 meters per second at an altitude of 6.5 kilometers and descending Standing by for backshell separation We are in powered flight We are at altitude 1 kilometer and descending Standing by for sky crane Sky crane is starting Signal from Odyssey remains strong Touchdown confirmed! We're safe on Mars! cheering, applause We got thumbnails. It's a wheel! It's a wheel! Music