Postcards from Mars: Nasa releases first high-res colour images of the Red Planet as Curiosity rover takes its second drive
Rover travels the nearby rocks its thrusters exposed during the ‘seven minutes of terror’ landing
Expected to examine them over the coming days to try and find traces of water, giving clues to the red planet’s past.
Scientists admit pictures ‘different from what we ever expected’
New colour panorama of landing site also released
By Mark Prigg
PUBLISHED: 04:50 GMT, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:03 GMT, 28 August 2012
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