Curiosity’s Early Views of Mars
Caption:
This full-resolution image shows one of the first views from NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (early morning hours Aug. 6 EDT). It was taken through a "fisheye" wide-angle lens on one of the rover's front Hazard-Avoidance cameras. These engineering cameras are located at the rover's base.
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 |
2012-08-07 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15994 |
Identifier |
PIA15994 |