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This image was taken by the Mars Descent Imager on board the Curiosity Rover during its descent to the surface of Mars. The disc-shaped object in the center-top-left is the heat shield after being ejected. You can see it in higher resolution on the Mars Science Laboratory/JPL photo gallery.

This image was taken by the Mars Descent Imager on board the Curiosity Rover during its descent to the surface of Mars. The disc-shaped object in the center-top-left is the heat shield after being ejected. You can see it in higher resolution on the Mars Science Laboratory/JPL photo gallery.