Awesome image of Curiosity landing with parachute, taken by Reconnaissance!

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Reconnaissance Orbiter took this image of Curiosity, still in its capsule, with parachute deployed. Amazing!

[morningfog]

1. A picture of Mt. Sharp from Curiousity.

The newest robotic resident of Mars, Curiosity, has sent a spectacular image of its main scientific target, Mt. Sharp, a three-mile-high mountain in the center of Gale crater.

Taken with the probe’s front Hazard-Avoidance cameras (Hazcams), the high-resolution image also shows the rover’s shadow in the foreground and dark bands of dunes. After a flawless descent sequence, Curiosity landed a little less than four miles from the mountain. Within the next few days, the rover will start to move, sampling rocks and soil on its way to Mt. Sharp and slowly traveling up its side over the next two years. No one is quite sure how the mountain formed, though it appears to be the result of sediment layers laid down over time that then partially eroded away.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/curiositys-mt-sharp/

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Amazing photos! K&R!

This totally boggles the mind, so exciting!

[canEHdian]

3. Ubercool

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[HappyMe]

4. That is so amazing!

Thanks for posting.