NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, better known as the Curiosity rover, landed on the surface of the fourth planet from the sun on August 5, and it brought more cameras than even the most fanatic visitors to the Grand Canyon.
The space agency has been sharing many of the best from the thousands of pictures being sent back by Curiosity, and I went through NASA's public collections to compile the most incredible and insightful views of the Martian surface, and of the rover itself.
From the base of a 3-mile-tall mountain to a tiny mark made by Curiosity's onboard laser, this gallery is a taste of sci-fi made so much sweeter by knowing it's really sci-fact.