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Mars Science Laboratory and Its Payload Fairing
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Preparations are under way to enclose NASA Mars Science Laboratory in an Atlas V rocket payload fairing. The fairing protects the spacecraft from the impact of aerodynamic pressure and heating during ascent.
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Credit lineMars Science Laboratory and Its Payload Fairing. NASA/JPL, 2011-11-10. Public domain. ID: PIA15029.
