Emily Lakdawalla • Jan 16, 2013
Pretty picture: new HiRISE view of Curiosity, sol 145
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a new view of Curiosity on Mars on January 2 (sol 145). Curiosity was in the same location as the one from which it shot the sol 137 panorama I posted earlier. You can see the rover's tracks leading all the way back to the landing site!
Here's a wide view:
![Curiosity on Mars from HiRISE, sol 145](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x1342_crop_center-center_82_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x671_crop_center-center_82_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x429_crop_center-center_60_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x322_crop_center-center_60_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop.jpg 576w)
Here's a tighter view, zooming in on those tracks:
![Some of Curiosity's tracks visible in the sol 145 HiRISE image (annotated)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x588_crop_center-center_82_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop_detail_tracks.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x376_crop_center-center_60_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop_detail_tracks.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x282_crop_center-center_60_line/20130116_ESP_030168_1755_crop_detail_tracks.jpg 576w)
And here's a zoom at the highest possible resolution, showing the rover.
For comparison, here's the panorama Curiosity shot from that position:
![Curiosity panorama at "Grandma's House," sol 137](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x515_crop_center-center_82_line/20130115_Sol137_Mastcam34_m.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x257_crop_center-center_82_line/20130115_Sol137_Mastcam34_m.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x164_crop_center-center_60_line/20130115_Sol137_Mastcam34_m.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x123_crop_center-center_60_line/20130115_Sol137_Mastcam34_m.jpg 576w)
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