Watch Curiosity Rover's Mars Descent in Stunning HD

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Stephanie Haberman
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Watch Curiosity Rover's Mars Descent in Stunning HD

In a "painstaking labor of love," Bard Canning spent more than a month turning the original low-resolution, four frames-per-second video from the Curiosity rover's descent to Mars into a 30 frames-per-second, high resolution masterpiece.

After adding motion-tracking and adjustment points, Canning was able to create a much more fluid and detailed video of the landing and of the Red Planet's surface.

Besides the heightened visual effects, the filmmaker also added sound, which transformed a video of something so far away it was barely reality into one tangible and starkly real.

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Canning also uploaded a comparison video that sets the updated video against the original footage from the camera onboard Curiosity, which you can watch below.

Helpful hint: Switch the video to 1080p, if your internet connection allows for it. Trust us.

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