Curiosity's Heat Shield in Detail

Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 11:31 in Astronomy & Space

This color full-resolution image showing the heat shield of NASA's Curiosity rover was obtained during descent to the surface of Mars on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT).

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