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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Mars rover Curiosity

Some photographs, though not your own, are just too great not to share!
This is one such photograph!

 

This image released by NASA on Tuesday shows one of the first views from NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars on Sunday evening. The image shows what lies ahead for the rover -- its main science target, Mount Sharp. The rover's shadow can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes. Rising up in the distance is the highest peak, Mount Sharp, at a height of about 3.4 miles, taller than Mt. Whitney in California.



Curiosity rover and its parachute are seen as Curiosity descends to the surface of Mars.



The Curiosity rover, bottom, with parachute deployed, descends to the surface of Mars.