Published: Thursday, August 9, 2012, 11:32 a.m.
Best of Curiosity's photos from Mars
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NASA
This image released Wednesday shows a mosaic of the first two full-resolution images of the Martian surface from the Navigation cameras on NASA's Curiosity rover. The rim of Gale Crater can be seen in the distance beyond the pebbly ground.
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NASA's latest adventure to Mars has given the world more than just glimpses of a new alien landscape. It opened a window into the trip itself, from video footage of the landing to a photo of the rover hanging by a parachute to a shot of discarded spacecraft hardware strewn across the surface. The photos that are coming back from the mission are fascinating, as are the stories behind them.
We've collected some of our favorite images so far. Click here to take a look.
Learn more
• Interactive 360 degree panorama from Curiosity
• Full color, high-resolution panorama from Curiosity
• Website for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Mars Science Laboratory
We've collected some of our favorite images so far. Click here to take a look.
Learn more
• Interactive 360 degree panorama from Curiosity
• Full color, high-resolution panorama from Curiosity
• Website for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Mars Science Laboratory
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