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August 19th, 2015
After taking a low-angle selfie at its latest drilling site, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has departed the area called “Marias Pass,” where it had been working since May.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
In classic do-it-your style, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has produced a set of images of several visited sites on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory released the non-camera shy robot imagery. The rover uses a camera on its robotic arm for multiple images that were then stitched into self-portraits.
Round-Horizon Version of Curiosity’s Low-Angle Selfie at “Buckskin”.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The robot is now driving toward the southwest after departing a region where for several weeks it investigated a geological contact zone and rocks that are unexpectedly high in silica and hydrogen content. The hydrogen indicates water bound to minerals in the ground.
Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at “Buckskin” Drilling Site on Mount Sharp.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The main mission objective now is to examine layers of lower Mount Sharp for ancient habitable environments and evidence about how early Mars environments evolved from wetter to drier conditions.
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