Curiosity was too heavy for the airbag-style landing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Entry,_descent_and_landing_(EDL) https://en.m.wiki

Curiosity was too heavy for the airbag-style landing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Entry,_descent_and_landing_(EDL) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Entr...