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alex_c on July 29, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Curiosity landing is in a week

Why / where exactly does the sky crane fly away after releasing the lander? Is it just to get it safely out of the way?

ceejayoz on July 29, 2012 [–]

Yes. You don't want it landing on top of the rover, so it flies a predictable path away and crashes.

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