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Curiosity's Wheel During Descent

This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA's Curiosity rover during its descent to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 PDT). This image was obtained by Curiosity's Mars Descent Imager. It illustrates the first appearance of the left front wheel of the Curiosity rover after deployment of the suspension system as the vehicle was about to touch down on Mars.

Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Image released by NASA on 2012-08-07 as catalog id PIA15992