Mars as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover (pictures)

by CNET News.com  |  August 21, 2012, 3:00pm PDT  |  Image 1 of 15

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on the surface of Mars on August 5 and has been sending back high-resolution photos of the Red Planet for the last few weeks. I've compiled some of Curiosity's best shots so far, including this one, taken shortly after landing through a fish-eye lens on the rover's front hazard-avoidance cameras.

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