NASA JPL reveals new satellite images of #MarsCuriosity

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Thomas Belknap

With new photos coming in every few days, you might think this could get boring. It won’t but you might think that.

The most amazing thing about the current batch of photos is just how well-documented the landing actually is. Several images reveal the Curiosity landing area and all its various parts, all predictably arranged on the surface. Enjoy:

: The Mars rover Curiosity aims it’s camera at Aeolis Mons, aka Mount Sharp. This is the rover’s intended target, representing a little mystery in the middle of a San Fernando Valley-sized crater.

: This photo shows the heat shield where it fell to the surface of Mars.

: This is a composite image. The black and white areas are the computer rendering of Mars that’s been done based on survey information from the Mars Orbiter satellite. the color image is from Curiosity. They line up perfectly, which bodes well for the mission.

: The parachute that slowed Curiosity’s descent is pictured here where it landed.

: An overhead survey of all the various parts of Curiosity’s landing gear, including the heat shield, parachute.

: From the Mars Orbiter, a photo of Curiosity where it currently sits.

: An image of the debris field left behind from the sky crane’s landing. After depositing Curiosity on the surface, it was designed to shoot harmlessly away from the lander a few miles away.

: Photo: NASA JPL

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