Curiosity Rover Alive and Well on Surface of Mars

Odyssey relays one final picture tonight, but promises more tomorrow

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Curiosity Rover Alive and Well on Surface of Mars

The post-landing press conference turned out to be less of a press conference, and more of a chance for the entire MSL team to celebrate and accept congratulations from each other and the rampant adulation of their fans (all of us in the media, me definitely included). Don't hold it against them, they totally deserved it. We do know that as far as the data indicate, everything has gone very well, and Curiosity appears to be in perfect health. It'll take a few days to really check everything out, and we'll get an update tomorrow (er, later today) at 9am and then again at 4pm, with the 4pm briefing likely to be the most interesting (and most picture-filled). 

We'll be back tomorrow morning to keep on bringing you all the news as it happens, but to tide you over until then, have a look at one more picture from Curiosity's hazcam:

See that feature at the upper right? It could be a mountain. Or it could be the rim of Gale Crater. They're not quite sure, but tomorrow, we may find out.

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