Roving Across Mars 1 - Earth Light
by Eric Glaser
Title
Roving Across Mars 1 - Earth Light
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Curiosity's Color View of Martian Dune After Crossing It
This look back at a dune that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove across was taken by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the 538th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (Feb. 9, 2014). The rover had driven over the dune three days earlier. For scale, the distance between the parallel wheel tracks is about 9 feet (2.7 meters). The dune is about 3 feet (1 meter) tall in the middle of its span across an opening called "Dingo Gap." This view is looking eastward.
NOTE: This image has been white-balanced to show what the Martian landscape would look like if under the light of Earth's sky. A version with raw color, as recorded by the camera under Martian lighting conditions, is also available (next image).
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. JPL designed and built the project's Curiosity rover. Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, built and operates the rover's Mastcam.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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February 13th, 2016
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