New photos sent back by Curiosity

Signs of the Sky Crane's Impact are shown in this close-up view released by NASA Aug 7, 2012, showing darkened radial jets caused by the impact of Curiosity's sky crane, which helped deliver the rover to the surface of Mars. The image was captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter about 24 hours after landing. The radial jets from the impact are much like those from asteroids that hit the planetary surface at oblique angles. In fact, these scour marks make an arrow pointing to Curiosity. As the sky crane hit the surface, bright dust was kicked up, exposing darker material underneath. [Photo/Agencies]

A view through a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover before and after the clear dust cover was removed, is seen in this image comparison released by NASA Aug 7, 2012. Both images were taken by a camera at the front of the rover. Mount Sharp, the mission's ultimate destination, looms ahead. The view on the left, with the dust cover on, is one quarter of full resolution, while the view on the right is full resolution. Full-resolution images taken with the dust cover still on are not available at this time. [Photo/Agencies]