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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

By Mark W. Kaelin August 29, 2012, 1:22 AM PDT

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Layers at the Base of Mount Sharp

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Layers at the Base of Mount Sharp

ntIn August 2012, NASA successfully landed a vehicle named Curiosity on the surface of Mars. The first images are starting to roll in to the NASA site and some of them make for some interesting otherworldly desktop wallpaper.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Focusing the 100-millimeter Mastcam

Focusing the 100-millimeter Mastcam

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Focusing the 34-millimeter Mastcam

Focusing the 34-millimeter Mastcam

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Getting to Know Mount Sharp

Getting to Know Mount Sharp

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Exposed by Rocket Engine Blasts

Exposed by Rocket Engine Blasts

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Destination Mount Sharp

Destination Mount Sharp

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Curiosity in Exaggerated Color

Curiosity in Exaggerated Color

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Curiosity Cradled by Gale Crater

Curiosity Cradled by Gale Crater

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Curiosity's Heat Shield in Detail

Curiosity's Heat Shield in Detail

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Martian Dust Storm

Martian Dust Storm

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

View of Argyre Basin from Test of Mars Color Image

View of Argyre Basin from Test of Mars Color Image

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

Mars Ice Age, Simulated

Mars Ice Age, Simulated

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