Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge
Explanation:
On sol 1943
of its journey of exploration across the surface of Mars,
the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of
Vera Rubin Ridge.
Of course a sol is a
Martian solar day, about 40 minutes longer than
an Earth day.
Curiosity's sol 1943 corresponds
to Earth date January 23, 2018.
Also composed as an
interactive
360 degree VR,
the mosaicked panorama combines 61 exposures taken by the
car-sized rover's
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI).
Frames containing the imager's arm have been edited out while
the extended background used was taken by
the rover's Mastcam on sol 1903.
At the top of the rover's mast, sitting above the Mastcam, the
laser-firing ChemCam housing blocks out
the distant peak of Mount Sharp.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.