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Biggest-Ever Heat Shield Prepared for Mars Spacecraft
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The heat shield for NASA Mars Science Laboratory is the largest ever built for a planetary mission. This image shows the heat shield being prepared at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, in April 2011.
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Credit lineBiggest-Ever Heat Shield Prepared for Mars Spacecraft. NASA/JPL, 2011-05-13. Public domain. ID: PIA14128.
