Mars Rover Curiosity Update: Self Portrait & New Images Released, First Destination Announced (PHOTOS)
NASA on Friday released the latest images to be sent back by the Mars Rover Curiosity, including a high-resolution self-portrait taken by the rover’s Navigation camera.
According to NASA, the portrait, available below, is composed of a mosaic of 20 images taken on Aug. 8, just several days after the rover landed on Mars.
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Curiosity’s deck, some of the science lab’s instruments and two of the rover’s six wheels are visible in the 120-degree image. The rim of Gale Crater, in which the rover landed in the early morning of Aug. 6, can be seen in the background of the picture.
