Nasa releases Mars Curiosity rover colour panoramic

Nasa's Curiosity rover sends more photos from the surface of Mars - including a colour panoramic image of the Gale Crater landing site.

The collection of new photos included a panoramic image of the Gale Crater, a vast basin where the nuclear-powered, six-wheeled rover touched down Sunday after voyaging through space for more than eight months.

During a press conference in California, Nasa officials said the new images were crucial to understanding the Martian landscape.

Jessica Ennis lives up to all Olympic hype

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LONDON — Outside, the flashbulbs popped. Paparazzi leaned on barricades a few feet from the front door. Men with earpieces stood watch. Across the narrow central London street, clusters of curious passersby waited to see if they could see … somebody.

Inside, there was Jessica Ennis.

Perched on a seat in front of a half-moon gathering of a dozen journalists from around the world, the official heroine of the British summer was discussing how her life will change, or has already changed, after a performance that helped stir an island into the Olympics.