Photo storyline of Curiosity and it’s three older siblings

The latest of NASA’s rovers is the size of a small Prius. Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012.

This self-portrait is a mosaic of photos taken by Curiosity’s navigation cameras

Delta II Heavy lifting off from pad 17-B in 2003 with Opportunity rover.

Real image of Eagle Crater, Opportunity lander, and wheel tracks, as seen by Opportunity in 2004 from planet Mars.

Opportunity gazes the Martian mountains

From left to right: Models depicting Spirit/Opportunity, Sojourner, and Curiosity.

Martian sunset, photographed by Spirit in 2005.

No larger than a remote-controlled toy car, the first rover landed in an ancient flood plain called ‘Ares Vallis’, one of the rockier parts of Mars.

This shot shows both the rover and the lander in the foreground.

Post and photos contributed by Esri, a company which provides GIS mapping software. To access a GIS map of the rover landing, click here: http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2012/marsrovers/