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"Ever wonder what it'd be like to hurtle through the Martian sky down to the surface of Earth's closest planetary relative? A new video from the Mars Curiosity rover provides a fascinating glimpse, thanks to social media. \nThe @MarsCuriosity Twitter account posted a link to a YouTube video late Monday afternoon chronicling its recent descent to the Red Planet. The stop-motion video, compiled via 297 frames shot during the final two-and-a-half minutes of the rover's journey, is embedded above. Below, is the tweet that the rover's sassy, silly Twitter account used to share the video with the world: \n\nLook out below! What descent to the surface of Mars looked like from my POV #MSL #MARDI \n\nbit.ly/OIqmBW\u2014 Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012\n\nIt's not exactly crystal-clear, high-def footage, but is nonetheless an exciting transmission from far, far away for tech geeks, space buffs and aspiring interplanetary travelers alike. \nEarlier Monday, Curiosity beamed in its first high-res shot from Mars, showing the dusty landscape near where the 2,000 lb. vehicle touched down after months of space travel and a hairy seven-minute landing. When the landing became a success, video of a sleep-deprived NASA team going nuts in the control room quickly went viral online. \nTwitter users rejoiced upon Curiosity's landing as well, and flocked to follow the rover's creative tweets. @MarsCuriosity currently has more than 725,000 followers, as it keeps fans and nerds updated with text, photo and \u2014 now \u2014 video posts from space. But the status updates aren't actually being tweeted from Mars \u2014 they're the work of three staffers led by NASA\u2019s social media manager, Veronica McGregor.\nWhat kind of tweets and photos do you want to see Curiosity share from Mars? Give us your ideas in the comments. \nBONUS GALLERY: Tweeting Truck Lands on Mars, Internet Explodes With Joy\n\n\nCuriosity Lands, Twitter Reacts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@IvanBrandon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@MarsSpaceCrane\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@amaeryllis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@basicincome\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@battsignal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@brendanadkins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@macegr\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@mkhddlstn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@seanbonner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@surfaceofmars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@xeni\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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