You won't actually see the landing itself. It's not like there are cameras on Mars watching it come down.
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The Case For ‘Curiosity’: Why You Should Stay Up And Watch The Mars Rover Landing | TechCrunch
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As I write this, NASA's Curiosity rover is hurtling through space as it has been for the past eight months, but that all changes tonight. With any luck (scratch that -- with a staggering amount of luck), that Mini Cooper-sized envoy will survive its tricky seven minute atmospheric entry, after which…