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February 15, 2009
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Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the location where it landed in August 2012 to its location in December 2015, at examples of the Bagnold Dunes.
Curiosity Rover's Traverse, First 1,185 Sols on Mars
This photograph of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, was taken during testing on June 3, 2011. The location is inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labo...
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This image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, taken on April 3, 2014, includes a bright spot near the upper left corner. Possible explanations include a glint from a rock or a cosmic-ray hit.
Bright Spot Toward Sun in Image from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover
This 360-degree panorama was taken on Aug. 9 by NASA's Curiosity rover at its location on Vera Rubin Ridge.
Panorama of Vera Rubin Ridge
The rover took a 360-degree panorama of the area depicting its last drill hole on the ridge (at a location called "Rock Hall").
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Departs Vera Rubin Ridge (360 View)
This image is the first high-resolution color mosaic from NASA's Curiosity rover, showing the geological environment around the rover's landing site in Gale Crater on Mars.
First High-Resolution Color Mosaic of Curiosity's Mastcam Images (Raw-colors)
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View of the landscape to the north of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the afternoon of the first day after landing
First Color Image of the Martian Landscape Returned from Curiosity
The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Curiosity rover is carried at an angle when the rover's arm is stowed for driving.
View From Curiosity's Arm-Mounted Camera After a Long Drive
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Mars Science Laboratory Arrival in Florida
With NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft sealed inside its payload fairing, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rides smoke and flames as it rises from the launch pad at Space Lau...
Curiosity's Lift Off
The red "X" marks the spot where NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars.
Zeroing in on Rover's Landing Site
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Image Relayed by MAVEN from Curiosity Mars Rover
The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is developing techniques that the rover might be able to use to resume drilling into rocks on Mars. In this June 2017 photo, JPL robotics engineer Vla...
Testing New Techniques for Mars Rover Rock-Drilling
Results from Opportunity and Curiosity show Mars could have supported life.
Rover Fist Bump
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover spotted these iridescent, or “mother of pearl,” clouds on March 5, 2021, the 3,048th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Seen here are five frames stitched together fro...
Curiosity Spots Iridescent 'Mother of Pearl' Clouds
NASA's Curiosity rover dusts off a rock on Mars for the first time.
Curiosity Rover Gives Mars the Brush-Off
This image comparison shows a view through a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover before and after the clear dust cover was removed.
Clear Views on Mars
NASA's Curiosity drills for first sample from inside a rock on Mars.
Curiosity Drills on Mars
This animation shows a proposed route up Mount Sharp that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could follow in the future. “Rafael Navarro Mountain” is marked along the way.
The Route Past Rafael Navarro Mountain
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Powered Descent, Sky Crane & Flyaway
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Mars Science Laboratory Landing Press Kit
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover documented itself in the context of its work site, an area called "Rocknest Wind Drift," on the 84th Martian day, or sol, of its mission (Oct. 31, 2012).
Curiosity's 'Rocknest' Workplace
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