PIA11427: Wheel for Mars Science Laboratory Rover
Each of the six wheels for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover is about half a meter (20 inches) in diameter.
 Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) 
 Spacecraft:  Curiosity
 Product Size:  852 x 531 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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Each of the six wheels for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover is about half a meter (20 inches) in diameter.

JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2008-11-19