NASA aptly named Curiosity, the Mars rover that started its exploration just over one year ago. All the photos in this blog came from the NASA online site, so interested readers can see many more by using the following link to access the image gallery: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/gallery-indexEvents.html#lowerAccordion-set1-slide9
The photo above shows the larger of Mars' two moons, Phobos, passing in front of Deimos, the smaller moon, on August 1st. Watching Curiosity's journey unfold far surpasses any fare one could see on TV. All who do are witnessing history in the making on a planet that might have once supported life.
The next image shows Mars entire path from August 5,2012 when it landed to August 1, 2013, just prior to its one-year anniversary. During that time, it has covered a distance of one mile, which sounds small but has produced gargantuan results.
Curiosity captured this westward view from its camera July 31, 2013 showing the landscape in the area. The area called "Elsie Mountain" is dominated by rocks. In the distance, a portion of Gale Crater forms the background.
Ham on Wry offers no wry commentary about Curiosity, since the entire mission is nothing short of a miracle.
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