Mars Curiosity rover captures eclipse

Take a look at the best pictures from NASA's Curiosity rover

Published September 21, 2012 4:14PM (EDT)

     (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

In the past several weeks, NASA's Curiosity rover has taken some extraordinary images -- including those of Mount Sharp, which scientists say is similar to the Grand Canyon. In honor of Curiosity's recent eclipse pictures, we've compiled the rover's most inspiring images.

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By Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com.

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