Msl cruise stage configuration (pia14831)

Timeline of MSL

By Ciskei1981
  • Ejected Heat Shield as the rover descended to the Martian surface

    Ejected Heat Shield as the rover descended to the Martian surface

    Curiosity's Heat Shield in Detail", photo by NASA/JPL. Obtained at Aug. 5 (PDT), 2012 with Mars Descent Imager camera (MARDI) installed on bottom of Curiosity. The 15-foot (4.5-meter) diameter heat shield is shown 3 seconds after separation from the descent Capsule, when it was about 50 feet (16 meters) from the spacecraft.
  • Curiosity's first image after landing

    Curiosity's first image after landing

  • First colored image from Curiosity

    First colored image from Curiosity

  • Curiosity rover – near Bradbury Landing

    Curiosity rover – near Bradbury Landing

  • Curiosity's landing site (Bradbury Landing) viewed by HiRISE (MRO)

    Curiosity's landing site (Bradbury Landing) viewed by HiRISE (MRO)

  • Sol 13-Chemcam

    Sol 13-Chemcam

  • Curiosity's first test drive

    Curiosity's first test drive

  • Curiosity First Arm Extension, Full Resolution

    Curiosity First Arm Extension, Full Resolution

  • Tracks from Eastbound Drive on Curiosity's Sol 22

    Tracks from Eastbound Drive on Curiosity's Sol 22

  • Curiosity's self-portrait (September 7, 2012; color-corrected).

    Curiosity's self-portrait (September 7, 2012; color-corrected).

  • Curiosity's view of Mount Sharp (September 20, 2012; white balanced)

    Curiosity's view of Mount Sharp (September 20, 2012; white balanced)

  • Best View of Goulburn Scour

    Best View of Goulburn Scour

  • Rocknest sand patch

    Rocknest sand patch

  • "Bathurst Inlet" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover

    "Bathurst Inlet" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover

  • Drivemarks on Sol 59

    Drivemarks on Sol 59

  • "Burwash" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover

    "Burwash" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover

  • Curiosity's view from the "Rocknest" looking eastward toward "Point Lake" (center) on the way to "Glenelg Intrigue"

    Curiosity's view from the "Rocknest" looking eastward toward "Point Lake" (center) on the way to "Glenelg Intrigue"

  • 'Shaler' Unit's Evidence of Stream Flow

    'Shaler' Unit's Evidence of Stream Flow

  • Curiosity rover - view of "Sheepbed" mudstone (lower left) and surroundings

    Curiosity rover - view of "Sheepbed" mudstone (lower left) and surroundings

  • "John Klein" mudstone - drill hole (1.6 cm (0.63 in)) made by Curiosity

    "John Klein" mudstone - drill hole (1.6 cm (0.63 in)) made by Curiosity

  • "Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site - before/after

    "Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site - before/after

  • "Darwin" rock outcrop on Mars - viewed by Curiosity

    "Darwin" rock outcrop on Mars - viewed by Curiosity

  • Left-Front Wheel of Curiosity Rover, Approaching Three Miles

    Left-Front Wheel of Curiosity Rover, Approaching Three Miles

  • "Confidence Hills" rock on Mars - Curiosity's first target at Mount Sharp

  • Pahrump Hills" sand - viewed by Curiosity

    Pahrump Hills" sand - viewed by Curiosity

  • Alexander Hills" bedrock on Mars - viewed by Curiosity

    Alexander Hills" bedrock on Mars - viewed by Curiosity