Monday, September 10, 2012

A Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) photo of the Curiosity rover's Mastcam, taken on September 7, 2012. The clear dust cover for the camera's lens was closed for this pic.
NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS

Photos of the Day... Just when I thought I could take a break from posting space-related news on my Blog, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California, had to release these awesome images recently taken by the Curiosity Mars rover...courtesy of a camera (the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI) on its robotic arm. The coolest pics are the ones taken of Curiosity's Mastcam (above) and all six of the rover's wheels plus four of its hazard avoidance cameras (directly below). The snapshot of the wheels is like having your car parked in your driveway and getting down on your knees to have a look underneath the vehicle. Of course, chances are your car probably isn't nuclear-powered and equipped with a laser gun that could cut your arm right off.


A MAHLI image of the Curiosity rover's six wheels and four hazard avoidance cameras, taken on September 9, 2012.
NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS

A MAHLI image of three of the Curiosity rover's six wheels, taken on September 9, 2012.
NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS

A MAHLI image of the Curiosity rover's underbelly and two hazard avoidance cameras, taken on September 9, 2012.
NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS

A MAHLI image of its calibration target on the Curiosity rover, taken on September 9, 2012.
NASA / JPL - Caltech / MSSS
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