You can see Curiosity rover's tracks meandering over the Martian surface in this awesome new image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera.
The photo, taken in December, shows nearly all of Curiosity's journey on Mars since it landed in August 2012. The rover has gone more than 4.5 kilometers (2.86 miles). It initially took its time exploring its landing site at Gale crater and making amazing scientific discoveries, such as the fact that the area was once a perfect place to host ancient Martian life. Curiosity is now headed to the base of Mount Sharp, a 5-kilometer-high peak in Gale Crater's center, where it will inspect different bands of Martian geology in an attempt to figure out how the planet went from a wet and warm world to a cold, dry one.
To get a sense of scale in the image above, Curiosity's wheels are approximately 3 meters apart. Click on the pic to see a larger version.
