Curiosity sends images of Mars back to Earth
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Curiosity's cameras (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity's parachute imaged by the MRO (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Close up of the descending rover and parachute (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity's heat shield jettisoned (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Ground image taken by Curiosity during landing (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity, parachute and heat shield (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity deploying wheels before landing (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Annotated version of first Curiosity surface image (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Landing and impact sites of various parts of Curiosity Descent stage (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
3D image from Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Image showing Curiosity's shadow (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
One of the first images from Mars by Curioisty (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
First color image from Curiosity showing the north wall and rim of Gale Crater (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Article Summary
After a successful landing on Sunday, the NASA rover Curiosity has begun sending back images of the planet including the first color pictures and 3D stereographs. In addition to images from the surface of the red planet, the lander has also sent back images captured by onboard cameras during the craft’s dramatic descent through the Martian atmosphere and landing. Meanwhile, an orbiter from an earlier NASA mission sent back images of Curiosity’s descent.
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