PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NASA’s Curiosity rover on Monday transmitted a low-resolution video showing the last 21⁄2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Mars atmosphere, giving Earthlings a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another world.

As thumbnails of the video flashed on a big screen on Monday, scientists and engineers at the NASA Jet Propulsion let out “oohs” and “aahs.” The recording began with the protective heat shield falling away and ended with dust being kicked up as the rover was lowered by cables inside an ancient crater.

It was a sneak preview since it’ll take some time before full-resolution frames are beamed back depending on other priorities.