Roving Across Mars 2 - Mars Light
by Eric Glaser
Title
Roving Across Mars 2 - Mars Light
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Curiosity's View of Martian Dune After Crossing It (Raw Color)
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 as recorded by the camera shows the view under Martian lighting conditions and what we would actually see if we were to land at this spot on the Red Planet. A version of this image that's been white-balanced by NASA to show how the Martian landscape would appear under more Earthly light is also available (previous 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 14th, 2016
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