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Curiosity departs Earth

Gerhard Dangl

Curiosity departs Earth

Austrian amateur astronomer Gerhard Dangl captured this video of the Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) spacecraft departing Earth about 10.5 hours after its November 26 launch. A still image is available from his website.

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: Gerhard Dangl

Original image data dated on or about November 26, 2011

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