Impact Scars from MSL Cruise Stage and Two Balance Weights
These images from the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show several impact scars on Mars made by pieces of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft that the spacecraft shed just before entering the Martian atmosphere.
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NASA ID
PIA16456
Date Created
December 5, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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