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Home This artist’s concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) This artist's concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA's Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

This artist’s concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

This artist's concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA's Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

This artist’s concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Three generations of Mars rovers. Curiosity (pictured right) is more massive than its predecessors, which is why NASA had to develop an innovative landing system.