Curiosity’s Front View, Linearized
Caption:
This is a version of one of the first images taken by a front Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). It was taken through a "fisheye" wide-angle lens but has been "linearized" so that the horizon looks flat rather than curved. The image has also been cropped. The fisheye version is available at
PIA15969
. It is one-quarter of full resolution. As planned, the rover's early engineering images are low resolution.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) |
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Instrument Host |
Curiosity Rover |
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Host Type |
Rover |
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Instrument |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2012-08-06 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15976 |
Identifier |
PIA15976 |