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PIA15984: Explore Mars With Curiosity

This image shows the approximate true position of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. A 3-D virtual model of Curiosity is shown inside Gale Crater, near Mount Sharp, Curiosity's ultimate destination.

Mission:	Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Spacecraft:	Curiosity
Product Size:	1910 x 1078 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA15984.tif (6.179 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA15984.jpg (133.3 kB)

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This animation shows the approximate true position of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. A 3-D virtual model of Curiosity is shown inside Gale Crater, near Mount Sharp, Curiosity's ultimate destination.

Like any wise hiker heading out on a trip, Curiosity will do a self-check to make sure her tools are working before she makes her way to the foot of Mount Sharp.

This animation is derived from a virtual rover experience where the public can be an explorer and follow in Curiosity's journey day by day. Using the Unity game engine plug-in, the public can see what Curiosity is up to and follow in her footsteps as she explores.

The "Explore Mars: Curiosity's Journey" is available at: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/explore/curiosity.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:

2012-08-06