![NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on August 5, 2012 PDT. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on August 5, 2012 PDT. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0GWFE/nasas-curiosity-rover-and-its-parachute-were-spotted-by-nasas-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-as-curiosity-descended-to-the-surface-on-august-5-2012-pdt-the-high-resolution-imaging-science-experiment-hirise-camera-captured-this-image-of-curiosity-and-its-parachute-seen-in-the-center-of-the-white-box-the-rover-is-descending-toward-the-etched-plains-just-north-of-the-sand-dunes-that-fringe-mt-sharp-curiosity-was-released-from-the-back-shell-sometime-after-this-image-was-acquired-the-image-scale-is-132-inches-336-centimeters-per-pixel-upinasajpl-caltechuniv-of-arizona-W0GWFE.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on August 5, 2012 PDT. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured
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This is the full-resolution version of one of the first images taken by a rear Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning
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