Editor's note: NASA's Curiosity Rover is scheduled to land on the surface of Mars on the evening of Aug. 5/6, 2012. (Read more here: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html). In honor of this historic event, here are some breathtaking stills of the Red Planet.
Image caption: A sunset on Mars, seen by the the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in 2005 at Gusev Crater Rim.
Image credit: NASA
More about Curiosity and the Mars Science Laboratory:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html
View the "Mars Landscapes" photoset:
www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157630860188338/
View the "Mars Landscapes" video:
www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=...
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giorgosgrigoriadis16 10 months ago | reply
stunning scene , amazing world.
Beckaroonie 10 months ago | reply
Beautiful in it's own way.
El Mono Matiz 10 months ago | reply
An overwhelming feeling... knowing that it´s from there!
dodagp 10 months ago | reply
That's a totally incredible sunset capture !!!!
musesyndrome_ 9 months ago | reply
outstanding!
mauro353 9 months ago | reply
Seems the sunrise of the Sahara Desert after sandstorm....Impressive
mr_la_rue 6 months ago | reply
Wow!