<p><strong>After landing safely on <a href="http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/mars/">Mars</a> last month, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html">NASA</a>'s <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120806-mars-rover-jpl-landing-nasa-curiosity-science-space-photos/">Curiosity</a> rover (right) has begun its journey to a nearby canyon. Captured by the <a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</a> from high above the red planet, this color-enhanced image, released Thursday, shows Curiosity's tracks.</strong></p><p>The orbiter's high-powered cameras were designed to detect even slight details on the planet's surface. The <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/explorer/videos/the-sky-crane/">sky crane</a> that lowered Curiosity onto Mars threw up enough dust that scientists back on Earth can now see a darker, more mysterious rocky substrate below-the blueish spots at center.</p><p>(Related: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120806-mars-landing-curiosity-rover-nasa-jpl-science/">"Mars Rover Landing a Success—What Happens Now?"</a>)</p><p><em>—Daniel Stone</em></p>