As its name suggests, the Hazard-Avoidance cameras help prevent Curiosity from rolling over any damaging debris. The rover has a total of eight of these one-megapixel monochromatic cameras arranged in pairs along the its front and back.

Moving onto the top of Mars Science Laboratory's (MSL aka Curiosity) head or main mast is a that will help the rover analyze rocks from afar. The camera quite literally zaps rocks with a laser while a built-in telescope and spectrometer analyze the composition of the material. The ChemCam uses an infrared laser that's powerful enough to vaporize a small portion of rock from up to 23 feet (7 meters) away.

Once the rover starts moving, you'll probably see a lot of images from its main Navcams located on the rover's "cheeks." As with previous rovers, Curiosity will be controlled remotely with an incredible amount of lag, so it'll only be able to move a few inches at a time. These cameras will be the main eyes for Curiosity's Earth-bound operators, giving them a 45-degree window of the Martian landscape.