June 24th markedthe first full Martian year of theCuriosity Rover's exploration of the surface of the Red Planet.That's687 Earth days or 669 sols since itslanding on August 5, 2012. To celebrate, consider this self-portrait of the car-sized robot posing next to a rocky outcrop dubbed Windjana, its recentdrilling and sampling site. The mosaicked selfie was constructed with frames taken this April and May using the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager(MAHLI), intended for close-up work and mounted at the end of the rover's robotic arm. The MAHLI frames used exclude sections that show the arm itself and so MAHLI and the robotic arm are not seen. Famous forpanoramic views, the rover'sMastcam is visible though, on top of the tall mast staring toward the left and down atthe drill hole.
June 27, 2014
Curiosity Rover self-portrait
June 24th markedthe first full Martian year of theCuriosity Rover's exploration of the surface of the Red Planet.That's687 Earth days or 669 sols since itslanding on August 5, 2012. To celebrate, consider this self-portrait of the car-sized robot posing next to a rocky outcrop dubbed Windjana, its recentdrilling and sampling site. The mosaicked selfie was constructed with frames taken this April and May using the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager(MAHLI), intended for close-up work and mounted at the end of the rover's robotic arm. The MAHLI frames used exclude sections that show the arm itself and so MAHLI and the robotic arm are not seen. Famous forpanoramic views, the rover'sMastcam is visible though, on top of the tall mast staring toward the left and down atthe drill hole.
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