Explanation:
Point or tilt to see a spectacular view of Mars visible to the Curiosity rover last
December.
In the foreground, part of
Curiosity itself
is visible, including its dusty
sundial.
Starting about seven meters back, the robotic rover is
seen posing
in front of a 5-meter tall dark sand dune named
Namib, one of many dunes that span Bagnold field.
Further in the distance is the summit of
Mt. Sharp, the 5.5-kilometer peak at the center of 150-km
wide Gale crater, the crater where Curiosity landed a few years ago.
The featured composite
spans a full
360-degrees
around by combining several
images taken on the same day,
while the result has been color adjusted to mimic
Earth lighting.
Most
recently, Curiosity is
crossing the rocky and uneven
Naukluft Plateau as it
continues
to make its way around and up
Mt. Sharp.
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