EPA 2012-08-06 11:26:30 Mars Curiosity
Chief Engineer, Guidance, Navigation, and Control at Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA, Miguel San Martin of Argentina, waves the US flag as NASA engineers and scientists are applauded as they celebrate the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover on Mars prior to a press conference at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, USA, 05 August 2012. The Mars Curiosity rover touch downed on the Martian surface and will explore the Red Planet for two years. The Curiosity robot is equipped with a nuclear-powered lab capable of vaporizing rocks and ingesting soil, measuring habitability, and potentially paving the way for human exploration. EPA/MICHAEL NELSON
author/source: MICHAEL NELSON / EPA
LETA/ID: 8597245 Size: 2578 x 3543 (985.91 KB)