Curiosity makes the perfect landing

Amidst loud cheers and much excitement, NASA's Curiosity rover has made its perfect landing in the Gale Crater. Heralding the big moment, NASA's Curiosity has already even sent out the first thumbnail image upon touchdown. Even as we're writing this, Curiosity rover continues to send in thumbnail images, while in the Gale Crater. Some trivia for the number enthusiasts - as per details of the NASA website, as of 6:18 p.m. PDT (9:18 p.m. EDT), NASA's MSL spacecraft was approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 kilometers) from Mars and it was traveling at a speed of about 8,400 mph (about 3,755 meters per second).

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