{"id":29029,"date":"2012-08-07T13:28:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T19:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/07\/and-already-were-littering-up-the-place.html"},"modified":"2012-08-14T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:28:39","slug":"and-already-were-littering-up-the-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/07\/and-already-were-littering-up-the-place.html","title":{"rendered":"And already we're littering up the place"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, actually, this is pretty cool — the various leftover bits and bobs of _Curiosity_'s landing system can be seen from orbit.<\/p>\n

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The four main pieces of hardware that arrived on Mars with NASA's Curiosity rover were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured this image about 24 hours after landing. http:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/OXjKz6<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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No, actually, this is pretty cool — the various leftover bits and bobs of _Curiosity_'s landing system can be seen from orbit. Reshared post from +NASA The four main pieces of hardware that arrived on Mars with NASA's Curiosity rover were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). 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