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Photos: NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity on Red Planet (Week 2)

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Mars Rover Curiosity: The Promised Land

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This image (cut out from a mosaic) shows the view from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity landing site toward the lower reaches of Mount Sharp, where the rover will likely start its ascent through hundreds of feet (meters) of layered deposits. Image taken on Aug. 8, 2012, released Aug. 17.