sciencepopularis: From the statosphere: Curiosity 2.5 Billion dollar price tag 687 days of roving around 3893 Kg mass at launch 899 Kg mass at landing 1 second difference between touchdown time in simulations and reality 0.09 km/hr speed machine (on the surface) 2 identical on-board rover computers  256 MB DRAM 2 GB flash memory 846 seconds average Mars-Earth transmission 17 cameras 6 vehicle configurations for the landing alone 500,000 lines of computer code required for these configurations 3.2 million people watched the landing live 563,270,400 km journey from Earth to Mars 3,790 degrees Fahrenheit peak temperature experienced 
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