NASA's Smart Lander to be extra choosy about Martian landing site
Later this decade, NASA plans to launch a Mars rover mission that will use a previously untried technique known as aeromaneuvering to provide guidance as the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. The entry vehicle will build on designs dating back to the Viking lander missions of the 1970s...
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