Curiosity's parachute and back shell

Curiosity's parachute and back shell
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Curiosity's parachute and back shell are seen on the surface of Mars in this image captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter about 24 hours after the parachute helped gently set the rover on the surface. When the back shell hit the ground, bright dust was kicked up, exposing darker material underneath.

August 7, 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Photo by: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

| Caption by: James Martin

 

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