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Girl with Oil Lamp at a Window (Curiosity)

Girl with Oil Lamp at a Window (Curiosity)

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Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 7. Two butterflies, a wasp and a moth

Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 7. Two butterflies, a was...

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Gerard ter Borch the younger - Curiosity, 17th century

Gerard ter Borch the younger - Curiosity, 17th century

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English Curiosity, or The Foreigner Stared Out of Countenance. Georgian era 1714 - 1737

English Curiosity, or The Foreigner Stared Out of Countenance. Georgia...

Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More

A Curiosity in Ireland / C.W., British Cartoon Print

A Curiosity in Ireland / C.W., British Cartoon Print

Cartoon showing a woman sitting on settee by fireplace. She wears a small hat trimmed with a feather, a short braided hussar jacket, a limp skirt draping her knees, with a long boa and large muff of white fur. ... More

map from "Excursions in the County of Sussex: comprising brief historical and topographical delineations; together with descriptions of the residences of the nobility and gentry, remains of antiquity, and other interesting objects of curiosity ... With fifty engravings, including a map of the county"

map from "Excursions in the County of Sussex: comprising brief histori...

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map from "Excursions in the County of Sussex: comprising brief historical and topographical delineations; together with descriptions of the residences of the nobility and gentry, remains of antiquity, and other interesting objects of curiosity ... With fifty engravings, including a map of the county"

map from "Excursions in the County of Sussex: comprising brief histori...

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Wie erschrak und erstaunte aber Raimund, als er bemerkte, das Melusina nur bis zur Mitte des Leibes ein überaus schönes blühendes Weib sei, ..

Wie erschrak und erstaunte aber Raimund, als er bemerkte, das Melusina...

Illustration for a story showing the nobleman Raymond spying on his wife Melusine while she takes a bath; curious to see why she needed a day to herself and breaking his promise to respect her wish, he discover... More

1843 from "[The Stranger's Guide through Cheltenham; containing an account of its mineral waters ... Also, notices of the principal objects of curiosity in the surrounding country. [The preface signed: H. D., i.e. H. Davies. With plates and maps.]]"

1843 from "[The Stranger's Guide through Cheltenham; containing an acc...

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engraving from "The antiquarian and topographical cabinet: containing a series of elegant views [engraved by J. S. Storer and John Greig] of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain"

engraving from "The antiquarian and topographical cabinet: containing ...

This image has been taken from scan 000075 from volume 04 of "The antiquarian and topographical cabinet: containing a series of elegant views [engraved by J. S. Storer and John Greig] of the most interesting ob... More

The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Little Nell and her Grandfather. (Vide master Humphrey's Clock, page 40.)

The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Little Nell and her Grandfa...

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Juneau City. Curiosity shop. New York Sterecope Card.

Juneau City. Curiosity shop. New York Sterecope Card.

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The pride of the village. Air: Pat's curiosity shop. By Eug. T. Johnston, H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, N. Y

The pride of the village. Air: Pat's curiosity shop. By Eug. T. Johnst...

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Salom's great bazaar! and Old curiosity shop, 330 Washington, Corner of West St., Boston. Salom, a poet ... [1860].

Salom's great bazaar! and Old curiosity shop, 330 Washington, Corner o...

Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 66, Folder 30.

Pat's curiosity shop. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 60 Chatham Street, N. Y

Pat's curiosity shop. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 60 Chatham Street, N. Y

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Little Nell, the heroine of The Old Curiosity Shop. Words by Casserly, music by T. Bissell. H. De Marsan, Publisher, No. 38 Chatham Street, N. Y

Little Nell, the heroine of The Old Curiosity Shop. Words by Casserly,...

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Money must be had! One cent a handsomely chased gold plated locket charm, former price 37 cents.; for only one cent. at Salom's Old curiosity shop. Cor. of West and Washington Sts., Boston [1861].

Money must be had! One cent a handsomely chased gold plated locket cha...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 68, Folder 21.

Metropolitan fair, in aid of the U. S. sanitary commission ... The Curiosity shop ... [New York, 1864].
The hair seal of the Pacific from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. Illustrated by upwards of 100 engravings.]"

The hair seal of the Pacific from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in ...

This image has been taken from scan 000225 from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. Illustrated by upwards of 100 engravings.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from ta... More

flora from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. Illustrated by upwards of 100 engravings.]"

flora from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. Illustrated...

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Blind flicka 18 september 1967 - örebro kuriren

Blind flicka 18 september 1967 - örebro kuriren

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Steamboat Slough from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. Illustrated by upwards of 100 engravings.]"

Steamboat Slough from "[Scenes of wonder and curiosity in California. ...

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Old curiosity shop / F.O.C. Darley, fecit. ; Balch, V., sc.

Old curiosity shop / F.O.C. Darley, fecit. ; Balch, V., sc.

Book illustration showing old man holding girl (Nell), one man eating, another man looking on, and armor on floor. C8698D U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hurd and Houghton.

Prang's fine art pictures. What is it? by Miss Ida Waugh

Prang's fine art pictures. What is it? by Miss Ida Waugh

Print shows an infant crawling toward a turtle that has stopped to look up at the infant. X33727 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Printed on lower left corner: Copy... More

Satisfying their curiosity / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Satisfying their curiosity / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull sitting on a strong fortress representing England, with a telescope in one hand and strings attached to battleships in the other; on the edge of the continent are four figures representing... More

Dodge's Old Curiosity Shop, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Fla.

Dodge's Old Curiosity Shop, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Fla.

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Old Curiosity Shop, London. England in 19th century.

Old Curiosity Shop, London. England in 19th century.

Photograph shows exterior view of "The Old Curiosity Shop, Immortalized by Charles Dickens" with four boys standing in front.

[Scene from Act II of "The Old Curiosity Shop", showing young man and girl dancing on office stools around table]

[Scene from Act II of "The Old Curiosity Shop", showing young man and ...

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A geographical curiosity: Mt. Edwards, in Glacier National [...] This peak, 9,000 feet high, was part of an ocean bed 100 mi[...] ago. Enormous pressure from far below forced it upward, [...] glaciers, rains, and snows gnawed at its sides. Shells and other forms of ocean life are found encrusted in the rocky slopes

A geographical curiosity: Mt. Edwards, in Glacier National [...] This ...

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Old Curiosity Shop, St. Augustine, Fla.

Old Curiosity Shop, St. Augustine, Fla.

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Young America and the moving-picture show / L.M. Glackens.

Young America and the moving-picture show / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon showing children leaving Sunday school on the left and walking to the movies on the right, with scenes depicting bad influences, such as "The Devil's Recruiting Station" an... More

The old curiosity shop of Dickens' story, home of Little Nell, London

The old curiosity shop of Dickens' story, home of Little Nell, London

Photograph shows exterior view of "The Old Curiosity Shop, Immortalized by Charles Dickens" with several people looking in the windows. J195500 U.S. Copyright Office. No. U-140164. Copyright by Underwood & Und... More

American Red Cross - Canteens - Preparing sandwiches for the men of an arriving troopship. Every transport is met at the docks by a deputation of Red Cross men and women. The soldiers flock down to the Red Cross Canteen for Coffee and Sandwiches, chocolate, and cigarettes, and it is a big job keeping enough on hand for their needs. Sea air is a great stimulant to the appetite, and the American soldier has a great curiosity to sample the "war bread" of England and see how it tallies up with the war bread of America

American Red Cross - Canteens - Preparing sandwiches for the men of an...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - Canteens Public domain photograph of cabinet furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Large dog resting front paws and head on footstool, chicken perched on dog's collar, small child seated on fur rug gazing at them] / Abbe.

[Large dog resting front paws and head on footstool, chicken perched o...

Copyright by Mack Sennett Comedies. No. 360B. Picryl description: Public domain image of a dog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A man in a hat and suspenders standing next to a car. Male retro 1920.

A man in a hat and suspenders standing next to a car. Male retro 1920.

Stock photography: A man in a hat and tie standing next to a car / A man in a hat and suspenders standing next to a car. Stock photo: A man in a hat and tie standing next to a car / A man in a hat and suspende... More

Curiosity - A couple of women standing next to each other

Curiosity - A couple of women standing next to each other

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Curious Tom. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. Curiosity killed the cat but Tom, favorite pet at the Washington pound, seems willing to take a chance as he inspects the cameraman's little black box. Stray cats and dogs at the pound were given a Christmas party today by the poundmaster, Frank B. Marks

Curious Tom. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. Curiosity killed the cat but T...

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Mrs. Edward Titus (Mme Helena Rubinstein), residence at 895 Park Ave., New York City. Detail of Dickens' Old Curiosity Shop

Mrs. Edward Titus (Mme Helena Rubinstein), residence at 895 Park Ave.,...

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Mrs. Edward Titus (Mme Helena Rubinstein), residence at 895 Park Ave. Miniature rooms, Dickens' Old Curiosity Shop

Mrs. Edward Titus (Mme Helena Rubinstein), residence at 895 Park Ave. ...

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Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns Cou...

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Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns Cou...

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Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns Cou...

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Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns Cou...

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Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. John's County, Florida

Old Curiosity Shop, 54 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. John's Co...

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Only bespectacled bust at Capitol. Washington, D.C., March 24. A bust with spectacles is probably not unique but at the U.S. Capitol one is practically a curiosity. It is that of former Vice President Thomas E. Sherman, and, is the only one of a person wearing spectacles of the many standing in the historic structure. Duane Derrick is viewing the bust, 3/24/38

Only bespectacled bust at Capitol. Washington, D.C., March 24. A bust ...

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Agra (vicinity), India. The curiosity is mutual as American Sergeants Robert L. Snyder and LeRoy R. Bergin and the natives look each other over during a day of sightseeing at the Taj Mahal

Agra (vicinity), India. The curiosity is mutual as American Sergeants ...

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DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. City fireman J.L. Clayton of Daytona Beach, Florida, turned curiosity into war production. Several years ago he became interested in molding metals, particularly brass and aluminum in his spare time and put up a one-man foundry in back of the fire station as a hobby. Now he's making cast parts for the DeLand industrial pool and turning out aluminum air raid sirens of his own invention. Clayton is pulling a newly-cast siren section out of the mold. With him is R.G. Campbell, Jr., foreman of his expanded hobby shop

DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. City fireman J.L. Clay...

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DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. A new kind of air raid siren is resulting from a fireman's curiosity about aluminum. City fireman J.L. Clayton of Daytona Beach, Florida, became interested in metals and put up a one-man foundry for a hobby in the rear of the fire station. Today he is molding aluminum air raid sirens in a rapidly expanding foundry and is handling molded aircraft parts for the DeLand, Florida, industrial pool. R.G. Campbell, Jr., foreman of the shop; Lewis Pollity, formerly an electrician, and Clayton examine a newly-cast siren "blade"

DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. A new kind of air raid...

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The mascot pup after a bath 1943

The mascot pup after a bath 1943

ID Number: 053601 .Maker: Ronald Keith Monro.Atherton, Qld. ..The mascot of a cookhouse at the 9th Australian division, a puppy dog, being dried after his bath, in preparation for the visit of general Douglas M... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise stage, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3510

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise stage, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing ... More

Curiosity seekers gather at the former Checkpoint Charlie following Germany's reunification

Curiosity seekers gather at the former Checkpoint Charlie following Ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the Russian Mir Space Station is the object of much curiosity during preflight preparations in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. A SPACEHAB Double Module on the Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry the oxygen generator to Mir during STS-84, the sixth Shuttle-Mir docking. The nearly 300-pound generator, manufactured by RSC Energia in Russia, will replace one of two Mir units that have been malfunctioning recently. The generator functions by electrolysis, which separates water into its oxygen and hydrogen components. The hydrogen is vented and the oxygen is used for breathing by the Mir crew. The generator is 4.2 feet in length and 1.4 feet in diameter. STS-84, which is planned to include a Mir crew exchange of astronaut C. Michael Foale for Jerry M. Linenger, is targeted for a May 15 liftoff KSC-97pc655

An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the R...

An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the Russian Mir Space Station is the object of much curiosity during preflight preparations in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. A SPACEH... More

Children at Coquina Elementary School, Titusville, Fla., look with curiosity at the wrapped computer equipment donated by Kennedy Space Center. Coquina is one of 13 Brevard County schools receiving 81 excess contractor computers thanks to an innovative educational outreach project spearheaded by the Nasa k-12 Education Services Office at ksc. The Astronaut Memorial Foundation, a strategic partner in the effort, and several schools in rural Florida and Georgia also received refurbished computers as part of the year-long project. KSC employees put in about 3,300 volunteer hours to transform old, excess computers into upgraded, usable units. A total of $90,000 in upgraded computer equipment is being donated KSC-99pp1222

Children at Coquina Elementary School, Titusville, Fla., look with cur...

Children at Coquina Elementary School, Titusville, Fla., look with curiosity at the wrapped computer equipment donated by Kennedy Space Center. Coquina is one of 13 Brevard County schools receiving 81 excess co... More

Curiosity Rover Will Study Dunes on Route up Mountain

Curiosity Rover Will Study Dunes on Route up Mountain

This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a dark sand dune in the middle distance. The rover's examination of dunes on the way toward higher layers of Mount Sharp will be the... More

Glimpse of Bagnold Dunes Edging Mount Sharp

Glimpse of Bagnold Dunes Edging Mount Sharp

The dark band in the lower portion of this Martian scene is part of the "Bagnold Dunes" dune field lining the northwestern edge of Mount Sharp, inside Gale Crater. The view combines multiple images taken with ... More

Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian Bedrock

Simulation of Curiosity Rover Drilling into Martian Bedrock

This animation depicts NASA Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called John NASA/JPL-Caltech

Curiosity Robotic Arm Bent at Nearly a 90-degree Angle

Curiosity Robotic Arm Bent at Nearly a 90-degree Angle

In the middle of this image taken at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the long robotic arm of NASA Mars Science Laboratory is bent at nearly a 90-degree angle. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Engineers Flex Curiosity Robotic Arm and Tools

Engineers Flex Curiosity Robotic Arm and Tools

In the middle of this image taken at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the long robotic arm of NASA Mars Science Laboratory rises straight up toward the ceiling of the lab where it is being tested. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Curiosity Robotic Arm and Tools

Curiosity Robotic Arm and Tools

In this image, engineers from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory test and flex Curiosity robotic arm and tools. A video can be viewed at the Photojournal. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars rover Curiosity with Newly Installed Wheels

Mars rover Curiosity with Newly Installed Wheels

Mars rover Curiosity, the centerpiece of NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, is coming together for extensive testing prior to its late 2011 launch. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Installation of Curiosity Wheels and Suspension

Installation of Curiosity Wheels and Suspension

With the wheels and suspension system already installed onto one side of NASA Mars rover Curiosity the previous day, spacecraft engineers and technicians prepare the other side mobility subsystem for installati... More

Final Minutes of Curiosity Arrival at Mars

Final Minutes of Curiosity Arrival at Mars

This graphic portrays the sequence of key events in August 2012 from the time the NASA Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, with its rover Curiosity, enters the Martian atmosphere to a moment after it touches do... More

Mars Descent Imager for Curiosity

Mars Descent Imager for Curiosity

A pocketknife provides scale for this image of the Mars Descent Imager camera; the camera will fly on the Curiosity rover of NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission. Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, Calif.,... More

Attaching Curiosity Mast - NASA Rover images

Attaching Curiosity Mast - NASA Rover images

Engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are dressed head to toe in bunny suits only their eyes and foreheads can be seen. They are huddled around the base of the rover Curiosity neck its Mast. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Close-Up View of Curiosity Head

Close-Up View of Curiosity Head

Curiosity eyes the Mastcam are shrouded in a silvery material, awaiting their first look around the clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the rover is being built. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Connecting Curiosity Neck - NASA Rover images

Connecting Curiosity Neck - NASA Rover images

In the clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers gather around the base of Curiosity neck the Mast as they slowly lower it into place for attachment to the rover body the Wet Electronics Box, or W... More

Close Look at Curiosity First Drive

Close Look at Curiosity First Drive

A test operator in clean-room garb observes rolling of the wheels during the first drive test of NASA Curiosity rover, on July 23, 2010. Technicians and engineers conducted the drive test at the Jet Propulsion ... More

Curiosity at Center of Attention During Test

Curiosity at Center of Attention During Test

Technicians and engineers in clean-room garb monitor the first drive test of NASA Curiosity rover, on July 23, 2010. Technicians and engineers conducted the drive test at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasade... More

Ramp Drive Test for Curiosity Mars Rover

Ramp Drive Test for Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA next Mars rover, Curiosity, drives up a ramp during a test at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The rover, like its smaller predecessors already on Mars, uses a rocker bogie suspension syste... More

Eyes on Curiosity Rover Driving

Eyes on Curiosity Rover Driving

Test operators monitor how NASA Mars rover Curiosity handles driving over a ramp during a test on Sept. 10, 2010, inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. NASA... More

Curiosity Mars Rover Flexes its Robotic Arm

Curiosity Mars Rover Flexes its Robotic Arm

Test operators in a clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitor some of the first motions by the robotic arm on the Mars rover Curiosity after installation in August 2010. The arm is shown in a partial... More

Arm Stretch by Curiosity Mars Rover

Arm Stretch by Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA next Mars rover, Curiosity, stretches its robotic arm upward during tests on a tilt table in a clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Labotatory. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tilt-Table Testing for Curiosity Robotic Arm

Tilt-Table Testing for Curiosity Robotic Arm

Testing of the robotic arm on NASA Mars rover Curiosity on Sept. 3, 2010, included movements of the arm while the rover was on a table tilted to 20 degrees to simulate a sloped surface on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sample Analysis at Mars for Curiosity

Sample Analysis at Mars for Curiosity

The Sample Analysis at Mars SAM instrument will analyze samples of Martian rock and soil collected by the rover arm to assess carbon chemistry through a search for organic compounds, and to look for clues about... More

Color Camera for Curiosity Robotic Arm

Color Camera for Curiosity Robotic Arm

The Mars Hand Lens Imager MAHLI camera will fly on NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, launching in late 2011. This photo of the camera was taken before MAHLI November 2010 installation onto the robotic arm o... More

Weather Sensors from Spain on Mars Rover Curiosity

Weather Sensors from Spain on Mars Rover Curiosity

Sensors on two finger-like mini-booms extending horizontally from the mast of NASA Mars rover Curiosity will monitor wind speed, wind direction and air temperature; image taken during installation of the instru... More

Installing SAM Instrument into Curiosity Mars Rover

Installing SAM Instrument into Curiosity Mars Rover

In this photograph, technicians and engineers inside a clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., position NASA Sample Analysis at Mars SAM above the mission Mars rover, Curiosity, for inst... More

Lowering SAM Instrument into Curiosity Mars Rover

Lowering SAM Instrument into Curiosity Mars Rover

In this photograph, technicians and engineers inside a clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., position NASA Sample Analysis at Mars SAM above the mission Mars rover, Curiosity, for inst... More

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., unveiled an inflatable, full-size model of the Mars Science Laboratory mission's Curiosity rover at the "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," or FIRST, competition at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The rover is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V later this year.             FIRST, founded in 1989, is a non-profit organization that designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue academic opportunities. The robotics competition challenges teams of high school students and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard kit of parts and a common set of rules. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson KSC-2011-2274

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Ca...

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., unveiled an inflatable, full-size model of the Mars Science Laboratory mission's Curiosity rover at the "For Inspiration and Recogniti... More

Curiosity on Tilt Table with Mast Up

Curiosity on Tilt Table with Mast Up

The Mast Camera Mastcam on NASA Mars rover Curiosity has two rectangular eyes near the top of the rover remote sensing mast. This image shows Curiosity on a tilt table NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, ... More

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, Side View

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, Side View

The rover for NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, named Curiosity, is about 3 meters 10 feet long, not counting the additional length that the rover arm can be extended forward. The front of the rover is on t... More

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, View from Front Left Corner

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity at JPL, View from Front Left Corner

The rover for NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, named Curiosity, is seen here inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Support equipment is holding the rov... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- The sunrise casts a haze over the Shuttle Landing Facility and the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the arrival of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) first three elements are being delivered by an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.      The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3492

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- The sunrise casts a haze over the Shuttle Land...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- The sunrise casts a haze over the Shuttle Landing Facility and the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the arrival of NASA's Mars Science Laborator... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.        The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3502

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container ho...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3505

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container ho...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3503

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back sh...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Fa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3499

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat sh...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing F... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3504

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back sh...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the back shell, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Fa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3498

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat sh...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing F... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.        The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3501

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container ho...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers load onto a transporter a container holding the heat shield, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's... More

Working on Curiosity in JPL Spacecraft Assembly Facility

Working on Curiosity in JPL Spacecraft Assembly Facility

This wide-angle view shows the High Bay 1 cleanroom inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Specialists are working on components of NASA Mars Science Laborat... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise stage, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.       The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing. The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3508

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers unload a container holding the cruise stage, one of the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers have loaded onto a transporter all three containers holding the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.         The cruise stage, back shell and heat shield, the first flight elements to arrive for the MSL mission, were taken to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) located in the KSC Industrial Area to begin processing.     The Curiosity rover will arrive next month.     A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-3512

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers have loaded onto a transporter all thr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers have loaded onto a transporter all three containers holding the first three elements for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle ... More

Curiosity: The Next Mars Rover Artist Concept

Curiosity: The Next Mars Rover Artist Concept

This artist concept features NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars past or present ability to sustain microbial life. The rover examines a rock on Mars with a set o... More

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Tall

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Tall

This artist concept features NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Curiosity is being tested in preparation for l... More

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Wide

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Wide

This artist concept features NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Curiosity is being tested in preparation for l... More

Mast Camera View of Curiosity Deck

Mast Camera View of Curiosity Deck

NASA Mars rover Curiosity took the images combined into this mosaic of the rover upper deck. The images were taken in March 2011. At the time, Curiosity was inside a space simulation chamber at NASA Jet Propuls... More

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Close-up

Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist Concept, Close-up

This artist concept features NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. The mast, or rover head, rises to about 2.1 meters 6.9 feet above ground level, about as tall as a basketball player. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are installing a solar array panel to the cruise stage of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).    MSL's components include a compact car-sized rover, Curiosity, which has 10 science instruments designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2011-4311

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are installing a solar array panel to the cruise stage of NASA's Mars Science Laborator... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are installing a solar array panel to the cruise stage of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).        MSL's components include a compact car-sized rover, Curiosity, which has 10 science instruments designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2011-4310

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are installing a solar array panel to the cruise stage of NASA's Mars Science Laborator... More

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