NASA's Mars Perseverance rover sends 'selfie' back to Earth
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Key Points:
- NASA's Mars Perseverance rover sent a new self-portrait featuring a panoramic view of the red planet, taken at a site called "Lac de Charmes."
- The composite image was created from 61 separate photos captured by the rover's WATSON camera on March 11, during its deepest exploration west of Jezero Crater.
- The selfie shows Perseverance focusing on a rocky outcrop where it created a circular abrasion patch to analyze the rock's interior composition.
- This marks the rover's sixth selfie since landing on Mars on February 18, 2021, as it approaches its 1,800th Martian day of operation.
- The WATSON camera, mounted on the rover's robotic arm, made 62 precise movements over about an hour to assemble the detailed composite image.