This magnificent black & white picture shows the deck of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity from the view of the rover’s Navigation cameras. At top left is the back of the rover, and to the left two of the rover’s right side wheels can be seen. Gale Crater’s rim is visible as a lighter color strip in the background. The deck of the MSL Curiosity is also littered with bits of gravel about 1 centimeter in size, though NASA has confirmed that this will not effect performance in any way. This image is actually 8 images in total, each of which is 1,024 pixels by 1,024 pixels. Because this image is stitched together out of 8 others, there are seams visible in some places, though an effort was made to minimize seams (click the image for the hi-res version). Oh, and that little AR tag you see on the deck of the MSL Curiosity? Well, apparently there are plans in the future for it to be used via smart phone to obtain additional information about the mission. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech