Gallery: Photo Gallery: Curiosity Rover Makes First Tracks on Mars

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  • FishEye Tracks
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    *The rover gets a fish-eye view of the tracks it left, along with the base of Mount Sharp in the background.*
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    *A piece of a large [360-degree panoramic view](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia16092.html) taken with Curiosity's NavCams showing the area all around the rover.*
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  • Mount Sharp
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    *Some crisscrossed tracks (with the JPL name in Morse code) and the base of Mount Sharp can be seen in this image.*
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    *The rover's AR-tag can be seen along with tracks in the Martian soil.*
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