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Neighborhood for Curiosity's First Drilling Campaign

Raw Image Click on the image for larger version This wide view of the "John Klein" location selected for the first rock drilling by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is a mosaic taken by Curiosity's right Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the afternoon of the 153rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars. Veins interpreted as evidence of a wet past are common in the flat-lying rocks of the area. An excerpt from this scene, PIA16568 , provides an indication of scale. This mosaic of telephoto images has been white-balanced to show what the rocks would look like if they were on Earth. A raw-color version is also available, showing what the rocks look like on Mars to the camera.

Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Image released by NASA on 2013-01-15 as catalog id PIA16702