Mars landscape in color

Behold Curiosity's first color image of the Martian landscape, looking north from the rover toward the north wall and rim of the Gale Crater that Curiosity now calls home. The picture was taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), still protected for the time being by its transparent dust cover -- hence the murky quality of the image, NASA says. The peak to the left side is about 15 miles away and stands about 3,775 feet high.