Artist's concept of NASA's Curiosity rover tucked inside the spacecraft's backshell.

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An artist's concept of NASA's Curiosity rover tucked inside the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft's backshell while the spacecraft is descending on a parachute toward Mars. The parachute is attached to the top of the backshell. In the scene depicted here, the spacecraft's heat shield has already been jettisoned.

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Size: 4267px × 2400px
Photo credit: © Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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