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NASA: Curiosity on Mars

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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Martian Mountain’s Features Resemble Grand Canyon’s Layers

Academics / General Science : Wired Science (9 months ago)

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

Wired Space Photo of the Day: 15,000-Pixel-Wide Panorama on Mars

Academics / General Science : Wired Science (2 months ago)

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

Panorama of Mars’ Mount Sharp From NASA’s Curiosity Rover

Odd : Laughing Squid (2 months ago)

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


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