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This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover and is representative of the images acquired once the Curiosity rover was resting on the surface of Mars after touchdown.
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Curiosity Color Close-Up upon Landing

This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). This image was obtained by Curiosity's Mars Descent Imager and is representative of the images acquired once the Curiosity rover was resting on the surface of Mars after touchdown.

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ID#:
PIA15991

Date added:
2012-08-06

Target:
Mars

Mission:
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Spacecraft:
Curiosity

Size:
717 x 546 pixels (width x height)

Rating:



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1,231

Full-Res TIFF:
PIA15991.tif (1.18 MB)

Full-Res JPG:
PIA15991.jpg (0.03 MB)

Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS