The image scale is 39 centimeters (15.3 inches) per pixel.Ĭomplete HiRISE image products are available at. The views are primarily of the shadowed side of the rover and other objects. Tilt the images 90 degrees clockwise to see the surface better from this perspective.
Our view is tilted about 45 degrees from the surface (more than the 41-degree roll due to planetary curvature), like a view out of an airplane window. Future images will show the hardware in greater detail. It rolled towards the west and towards the sun, which increases visible scattering by atmospheric dust as well as the amount of atmosphere the orbiter has to look through, thereby reducing the contrast of surface features.
This image was acquired from a special 41-degree roll of MRO, larger than the normal 30-degree limit. As the sky crane hit the surface, bright dust was kicked up, exposing darker material underneath. In fact, these scour marks make an arrow pointing to Curiosity. The radial jets from the impact are much like those from asteroids that hit the planetary surface at oblique angles. The image was captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter about 24 hours after landing. This close-up view shows darkened radial jets caused by the impact of Curiosity's sky crane, which helped deliver the rover to the surface of Mars.
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