NASA goes nuts over Mars landing

POSTED: 11:20 AM PDT Aug 09, 2012    UPDATED: 04:34 AM PDT Aug 28, 2012 

Emotions were sky high after NASA's rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and the world continues to watch in fascination as the rover beams back images of the Martian surface.

Curisoity slideshow - Curiosity Mars surface image 1
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NASA/JPL-Caltech

This image shows dust swirling on the Martian floor as it is kicked up by rocket motor exhaust. At this point, the rover is 70 feet above the surface.

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