Many people loathe selfies, but when you see one that was taken from 200 million kilometres away, you can’t help but be impressed.
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover snapped a selfie at Namib Dune, while working on science activities, including studying how the wind moves sand particles across the sandy surfaces of Mars.
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The image — best seen here in high-definition — provides an incredible look at Curiosity’s surroundings, including the sandy dunes, stony surface and distant hills.
Curiosity has taken selfies before, but from different locations.
The image is a combination of 57 separate images taken on Jan. 19 by the Mars Hand Lens Imager, which is at the end of the rover’s arm.
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Curiosity is at the base of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater studying how Mars changed from a wet planet that could have once been favourable for life to dry, seemingly lifeless conditions.
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