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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Mars - The ultimate back country road.

Photo taken on November 27th. Thanks to NASA for the photo.

Photo was taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover on February 19th, 548 Mars days since landing. The second photo is a forward view panorama taken from the same location, thanks to NASA for the photos.






Looking back to Dingo Gap 27/2/14
This image from the Navigation Camera on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows wheel tracks printed by the rover as it drove on the sandy floor of a lowland called "Hidden Valley" on the route toward Mount Sharp. The image was taken on Aug. 4, 2014.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech

This image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks down the ramp at the northeastern end of "Hidden Valley" and across the sandy-floored valley to lower slopes of Mount Sharp on the horizon. The rover's Navigation Camera captured this southward view on Aug. 12, 2014, after exiting the valley. Image credit Nasa Caltech
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Mount Sharp Buttes taken on day 387. Photo courtesy of NASA