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NASA's rover Curiosity lands on Mars

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NASA's rover Curiosity lands on Mars

Elizabeth Landau,
CNN

Updated 5:40 AM EDT,
Mon August 6, 2012 |

One of the first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars early Monday, August 6. The clear dust cover that protected the camera during landing has been sprung open. Part of the spring that released the dust cover can be seen at the bottom right, near the rover's wheel.

Exploring Mars

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: President Obama hails "an unprecedented feat of technology"

Engineers in mission control in California cheer and hug after landing

Curiosity's first stop is slated to be Gale Crater, which may have once contained a lake

The vehicle will be controlled from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/mars-rover-curiosity/index.html?hpt=hp_c1




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