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Mars orbiter snaps 1st image of Curiosity rover driving on the Red Planet (photo)

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NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of the Curiosity rover mid-drive across the Red Planet .

The rover tracks cover about 1,050 feet ( 320 meters ) and will likely last for months before the Martian wind erases them.

Curiosity landed on the floor of the 96-mile -wide ( 154 km ) Gale Crater in August 2012 .

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