Behold Mount Sharp!
August 7, 2012
This image taken by NASA's Curiosity shows what lies ahead for the rover -- its main science target, Mount Sharp. The rover's shadow can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes. Rising up in the distance is the highest peak Mount Sharp at a height of about 3.4 miles, taller than Mt. Whitney in California. The Curiosity team hopes to drive the rover to the mountain to investigate its lower layers, which scientists think hold clues to past environmental change.
This image was captured by the rover's front left Hazard-Avoidance camera at full resolution shortly after it landed. It has been linearized to remove the distorted appearance that results from its fisheye lens.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This image was captured by the rover's front left Hazard-Avoidance camera at full resolution shortly after it landed. It has been linearized to remove the distorted appearance that results from its fisheye lens.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Mars exploration, Mars Exploration Rover, Spacecraft, Environment, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Fisheye lens, Mars Science Laboratory, Rover, Spaceflight, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft, Technology Internet
