Images Dated 12th January 2012

Curiosity rover, artwork

NASA's next Mars rover, the Curiosity Rover, will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale Crater. Launch is palneed for November/ December 2011. After performing the first ever precise landing in August 2012, the MCR will help access Mars hability, that is, whether Mars is or was an environment able to support microbial life

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Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length

651943 Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length, in Profile to the Left, in a White Dress and with a Black Hairband, Beside Drapery, with a Coastal View Beyond, 1804 (stump and watercolour heightened with white) by Dowman, John (1750-1824); 30.5x24.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Lady, Identified as Eliza Were Holdsworth, Seated, Half Length, in Profile to the Left, in a White Dress and with a Black Hairband, Beside Drapery, with a Coastal View Beyond. John Downman (1750-1824). Stump and watercolour heightened with white. Signed and dated 1804. 30.5 x 24.7cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; English, out of copyright

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Rond Point des Champs Elysees, Paris, (pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour)

651490 Rond Point des Champs Elysees, Paris, (pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour) by Loir, Luigi (1845-1916); 30.5x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rond Point des Champs Elysees, Paris. Luigi Loir (1845-1916). Pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour. 30.5 x 48cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; French, out of copyright

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