Where Curiosity Landed on Mars
Caption:
The green diamond shows approximately where NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars, a region about 2 kilometers northeast of its target in the center of the estimated landing region (blue ellipse). The location of the diamond is based on Earth-based navigation data taken prior to Curiosity's entry into the Martian atmosphere, as well as data taken by the rover's navigation instruments during descent.
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 |
Atmosphere, Color |
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/PIA15981 |
Identifier |
PIA15981 |