The first thing you'll see is the heat shield dropping away. (The parachute is already deployed.)
Later, you'll see the rockets being deployed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6y-FaU1RHw4
The way they got this thing down really IS incredible. In case you missed it, here's the "7 Minutes of Terror" video showing what NASA had to do: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/minutes-terror-mars-curiosity-rover-landing-video-16762800

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