'Curiosity' rover prepares for quick drive on Mars
Mars Curiosity rover, August 21, 2012
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This mosaic image shows part of the left side of NASA's Curiosity rover and two blast marks from the descent stage's rocket engines. The images that were used to make the mosaic were obtained by the rover's Navigation cameras on Aug. 7 PDT (Aug. 8 EDT).