Millions of miles from Earth, and NASA's Curiosity rover is busy taking pictures of a Martian landscape.<br/> <br />New images of the Red Planet have been released, captured by the rover at the beginning of August.<br/> <br />They show the view of Mount Sharp - which Curiosity will visit in several months time.<br/> <br />But before the slow trek gets underway, the rover has identified its first target.<br/> <br />The rock, circled to the left of the picture, will be zapped by Curiosity's on-board lab.<br/> <br />The vaporised material will then be analysed to determine its chemical composition.<br/> <br />The experiment will form part of the rover's two year mission to search for signs of life on Mars.
