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Mars Curiosity rover live Q&A (Video recorded)
On 6 August, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed safely on the surface of Mars, capping a tense ‘7 minutes of terror’ that delivered the most sophisticated rover ever to the bottom of Gale Crater (see 'Curiosity sets down safely on Mars').
But what happens now? When will the rover begin driving towards the 5.5-kilometre-tall Mount Sharp? What might it expect to find along the way? When will it begin using its instruments to search for organic molecules and habitable environments?
Please bring your questions and join Nature reporter Eric Hand at 12 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday 8 August for an online Q&A with three Mars scientists. The panellists are:
http://www.nature.com/news/mars-curiosity-rover-live-qa-1.11137