The Mars Yard, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is one of the closest simulations of Mars that we've got. Admittedly, there's a bit more atmosphere and gravity, but it's the only way to test what might happen before sending commands to a rover that's light-minutes away. More about the Mars Science Laboratory and the Curiosity Rover: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/ -- and thanks to everyone at JPL who helped make this video possible! Behind the scenes on the Park Bench with Matt: https://www.you
