Mars Curiosity First Steps
September 12, 2012
This overhead view shows evidence of a successful first test drive for NASA's Curiosity rover. On Aug. 22, 2012, the rover made its first move, going forward about 15 feet (4.5 meters), rotating 120 degrees and then reversing about 8 feet (2.5 meters). Curiosity is now about 20 feet (6 meters) from its landing site, named Bradbury Landing.
This mosaic from the rover's Navigation camera is made up of 23 full-resolution frames, displayed in a vertical projection.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Mars Exploration Rover, Space technology, Spaceflight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Astronomy on Mars, NASA, Rover, Unmanned spacecraft, Spacecraft, Mars Science Laboratory, Astrobiology, Mars exploration
