NASA's New Mars Rover 'Curiosity'

The Mars Rover Curiosity, June 3, 2011
NASA / JPL-Caltech

The Mars Rover Curiosity, June 3, 2011
Set to reach the Red Planet in August 2012, Curiosity has been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in anticipation of its launch into space later this year. These photos were taken during the testing phase at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, Calif.

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