First Images
The first pictures beamed back from Mars weren't the most amazing things to look at. But they were beautiful for what they represented: we had a whole new state-of-the-art machine on another planet that was ready to explore and discover like never before.
Images: 1) Curiosity's first image from Mars, taken with one of its back cameras. NASA/JPL-Caltech 2) One of the first pictures from Curiosity's front cameras. NASA/JPL-Caltech 3) The first image of Curiosity's eventual target, Mount Sharp. NASA/JPL-Caltech