NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this 360-degree selfie using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI, at the end of its robotic arm. The selfie comprises 81 individual images taken on Nov. 20, 2021 – the 3,303rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
The rock structure behind the rover is "Greenheugh Pediment"; the hill that is middle distance on the right, is "Rafael Navarro Mountain." Curiosity is headed toward "Maria Gordon Notch," the U-shaped opening behind the rover to the left.
I reprocessed this panorama using images from the PDS (pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/volumes/msl.html)
The sky was filled in using simulated sky images by Steve Albers: stevealbers.net/albers/allsky/mars.html
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Steve Albers/Simeon Schmauß
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Selfie image of the Curiosity Mars rover standing on the surface of Mars at the Rocknest site. The sand patch in front of the rover has a few small pits where Curiosity scraped away some sand for analysis.In the background to the right rises the prominent slope of Mount Sharp.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Simeon Schmauß
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Simeon Schmauß
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