This artist concept depicts the moment immediately after NASA Curiosity rover touches down onto the Martian surface. The spacecraft has detected touchdown, and pyrotechnic cutters have severed connections between rover and spacecraft descent stage.
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Title: A Moment After Curiosity Touchdown, Artist Concept
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2011-10-03
Rights: JPL
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