The image comparison below shows a view through a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover before and after the clear dust cover was removed. Both images were taken by a camera at the front of the rover. Mount Sharp, the mission's ultimate destination, looms ahead. The view on the left,...
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The stunning layers of Mars's Mount Sharp in this recent image from NASA's Curiosity rover call to mind a familiar canyon in the American southwest. The photo is part of a larger image taken by Curiosity's 100-millimeter Mast Camera... Read Post
This mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows Mount Sharp in raw color as recorded by the camera (see below for full image). Raw color shows the scene's colors as they would look... Read Post
NASA has unveiled new images from the Curiosity Rover of Mars’ massive Mount Sharp. The images were taken on September 20th, 2012 with Curiosity’s 100-millimeter-focal-length telephoto lens camera, and were stitched together to crea... Read Post