Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Curiosity Drops In

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 8, 2012 is “Curiosity Drops In,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona, HiRise-LPL. The original explanation runs about 136 words.

Curiosity Drops In
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona, HiRise-LPL Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Just as it captured the Phoenix lander parachuting to Mars in 2008, the HiRise camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped this picture of the Curiosity rover’s spectacular descent toward its landing site on August 5 (PDT).”

— APOD editors, August 8, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 8, 2012
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Arizona, HiRise-LPL
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 136 words

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