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Virtual Model of Curiosity's Position on Landing
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This animation still shows the approximate true position of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars as of landing on August 5, 2012 (August 6 EDT). A 3-D virtual model of Curiosity is shown inside Gale Crater, near Mount Sharp, Curiosity's ultimate destination.
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Annotated Image of Curiosity's Rear View
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This is a labeled version of one of the first images taken by a rear Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). The image shows a fin on the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (the rover's power source), the rear left wheel and a spring that released the dust cover on the Hazard-Avoidance camera.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Photographs Mount Sharp
Credit: NASA
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity snapped this picture of Mount Sharp with its front Hazard Avoidance camera, or Hazcam. The photo was released by NASA on Aug. 6, 2012.
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Times Square Crowd Watches Curiosity Landing
Credit: Leslie Mullen
Around 1,000 people watch NASA's Curiosity rover land on Mars from New York City's Times Square Sunday (Aug. 5).
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Mars Rover Curiosity's Descent Imager Sees Heat Shield Separation
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface of Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT). The image was obtained by the Mars Descent Imager instrument known as MARDI and shows the 15-foot (4.5-meter) diameter heat shield when it was about 50 feet (16 meters) from the spacecraft.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Landing From Space
Credit: NASA TV
This still from NASA TV shows a photo of the Mars rover Curiosity under its parachute as it landed on Mars on Aug. 5 PDT, 2012. The photo was taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The inset is has been enlarged and adjusted to reduce saturation.
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MSL Team Reacts
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) GDS Engineer Rob Sweet, left, reacts along with other MSL team members after the MSL rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012.
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NASA Chief Charles Bolden Congratulates Team Member
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden congratulates NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John M. Grunsfeld after the Mars Science laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012.
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Mars Rover Curiosity's Rear Hazcam Photo
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This full-resolution version of one of the first images taken by a rear-left Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, was released on Aug. 6, 2012.The image was originally taken through the "fisheye" wide-angle lens, but has been "linearized" so that the horizon looks flat rather than curved. Part of the rim of Gale Crater can be seen from the top-middle to the top-right of the image, and one of the rover's wheels is pictured at the bottom right.
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Congratulations at the Mars Science Laboratory
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Christopher J. Scolese, Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, left, congratulates, MSL Entry, Descent and Landing Engineer Adam Steltzner as they look at the first images of Mars to come from the Curiosity rover shortly after it landed on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012.
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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Team Celebrates
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team in the MSL Mission Support Area reacts after learning the the Curiosity rover has landed safely on Mars and images start coming in at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
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Steltzner Reacts to Curiosity Landing
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Entry, Descent and Landing Engineer Adam Steltzner reacts after the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars and as first images start coming in to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
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Mars Rover Photographs Mars Surface Dust Swirls
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This image from Curiosity's Mars Descent Imager illustrates the roughly circular swirls of dust kicked up from the Martian surface by the rocket motor exhaust. At this point, Curiosity is about 70 feet (20 meters) above the surface. This dust cloud was generated when the Curiosity rover was being lowered to the surface while the sky crane hovered above. Curiosity landed on Mars on the night of Aug. 5, and this photo was released by NASA on Aug. 6, 2012.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Landing From Orbit
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is spotted descending to the Martian surface under its parachute in this amazing photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Aug. 5 PDT, 2012.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Photographs Surface of Mars
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This image was obtained by Curiosity's Mars Descent Imager and is representative of the images acquired once the Curiosity rover was resting on the surface of Mars after touchdown. It illustrates a narrow sunlit strip of the pebble-covered surface while the rest of the view is in the shadow of the rover. It was taken seconds after touchdown on the night of Aug. 5, 2012. The photo was released by NASA on Aug. 6, 2012.
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Mars Rover Curiosity: 1st Photo on Mars
Credit: NASA
This first image from the Mars rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars shows the rover's shadow as seen by a navigation camera. NASA released the image just minutes after the rover's successful Aug. 5 PDT, 2012 landing.
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One of the First Images from Curiosity Rover on Mars
Credit: NASA TV
Curiosity immediately began beaming back images from Mars after landing, as seen at JPL, Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012.
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MSL Team Members See First Thumbnail from Curiosity Rover on Mars
Credit: NASA TV
MSL team members react with jubilation as the first thumbnail from Curiosity rover arrives at JPL in Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012.
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1st Thumbnail from Curiosity Rover
Credit: NASA TV
Very first image from Curiosity rover on Mars, as seen at JPL in Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012.
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Touchdown!
Credit: NASA TV
JPL technicians react to the news that Curiosity has landed on Mars, August 6, 2012.
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MSL Press Conference Panelists Exulting
Credit: NASA TV
MSL press conference panelists raising arms in exultation following the succesful landing of Curiosity rover on Mars, August 5, 2012.
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Walk-in of MSL Team
Credit: NASA TV
Members of the MSL team excitedly greet each other at the start of the Curiosity rover press conference at JPL in Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012.
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Clara Ma Acknowledged at Curiosity Rover Press Conference
Credit: NASA TV
Clara Ma, who provided the winning name of Curiosity for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, is acknowledged at the JPL press conference following the successful landing on Mars, August 5, 2012.
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John Holdren at Curiosity Press Conference
Credit: NASA TV
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren speaks at the press conference at JPL, Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012, following the successful landing of Curiosity rover on Mars.
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MSL Press Conference
Credit: NASA TV
Press conference at JPL in Pasadena, CA, on August 5, 2012, following the successful landing of Curiosity rover on Mars.
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Bolden Speaks Following Curiosity Landing
Credit: NASA TV
NASA Administrator Bolden speaks briefly to NASA TV at JPL in Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012, following the successful landing of Curiosity rover on Mars.
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Uplink Transmitter About to Be Turned Off
Credit: NASA TV
JPL technicians about to turn off the uplink transmitter, August 5, 2012.
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Rob Manning Interview
Credit: NASA TV
On August 5, 2012, Rob Manning, MSL Chief Engineer, JPL, speaks to NASA TV a few minutes before Curiosity rover's scheduled landing.
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Curiosity Rover Press Conference Panelists
Credit: NASA TV
Curiosity Rover press conference panelists at JPL in Pasadena, CA, August 5, 2012.
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Good Luck Peanuts
Credit: NASA TV
Peanuts are eaten as a good luck charm for NASA missions, in this case for Curiosity rover's landing on Mars, August 5, 2012.
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John Grunsfeld Speaks Prior to Curiosity Landing
Credit: NASA TV
NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld speaks just a few minutes before Curiosity rover's scheduled landing, August 5, 2012.
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Rover and Sky Crane Demo
Credit: NASA TV
Adam Steltzner, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory entry, descent and landing phase lead, demonstrates models of the Curiosity rover and the sky crane on NASA TV, August 5, 2012, just prior to the landing of Curiosity.
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Theisinger Displays Rover Wheels
Credit: NASA TV
Peter Theisinger, Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Project Manager, shows the relative sizes of the Curiosity rover wheel (right), Spirit/Opportunity wheel (medium sized), and Sojourner wheel (smallest), August 5, 2012.
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Cruise Stage Computer Simulation
Credit: NASA TV
4 minutes to cruise stage separation as shown in a computer simulation. August 5, 2012.
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Lori Garver, NASA Deputy Administrator
Credit: NASA TV
Lori Garver, NASA Deputy Administrator, is interviewed on August 5, 2012, prior to the landing of Curiosity rover.
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Doug Ellison's Curiosity iPad App
Credit: NASA TV
JPL Visualization Producer Doug Ellison demonstrates a new iPad app that makes Curiosity rover appear virtually in front of the viewer, August 5, 2012.
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Clara Ma, Namer of Curiosity Rover
Credit: NASA TV
Prior to the landing of Mars Science Laboratory, Clara Ma talks about her experiences after her name for the MSL rover, Curiosity, was selected by NASA.
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will.i.am Discusses the Importance of Science
Credit: NASA TV
Entertainer will.i.am talks about his science outreach programs as Curosity rover is about to land, August 5, 2012.
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Leland Melvin Provides Commentary
Credit: NASA TV
NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin talks about the significance of the Mars Science Laboratory prior to its landing, August 5, 2012.
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Mars Science Laboratory Mission Support Area
Credit: NASA
Live shot of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission Support Area at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA., 11:03 pm EDT on Sunday, August 5, 2012.
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NASA's Mars Rover Sky Crane
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Sky Crane in aerial ballet mode during the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover to the Martian surface.
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MSL Team Members at JPL
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) team members talk in the MSL Mission Support Area at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the planned landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
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"Days Since Launch" Marbles
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Flight Systems Chief Engineer Rob Manning, left, smiles as he watches MSL Flight Director Keith Comeaux move the final marble from a jar marked "Days Until Entry" to the jar marked "Days Since Launch" at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
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will.i.am and Curiosity Rover Mock Up
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Musician Will.i.am, center, listens to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sciences and Exploration Directorate Chief Scientist Jim Garvin talk next to a mock up of the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity as Astronaut and NASA's Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin looks on at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) a few hours ahead of the the planned landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
