Might 08, 2023
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this close-up view of a rock nicknamed “Terra Firme” that appears just like the open pages of a e book on April 15, 2023, the three,800th Martian day, or sol, of the mission utilizing the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the tip of its robotic arm. The rock is about an inch throughout (2.5 centimeters).
Determine A exhibits the identical picture in an anaglyph that may be considered with red-blue 3D glasses.
Rocks with uncommon shapes are widespread on Mars, and infrequently have been shaped by water seeping by cracks in a rock within the historic previous, bringing more durable minerals together with them. After eons of being sand-blasted by the wind, softer rock is carved away and the more durable supplies are all that’s left.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the Curiosity mission. Curiosity took the selfie utilizing a digicam known as the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), positioned on the tip of its robotic arm. MAHLI was constructed by Malin Area Science Methods in San Diego.
For extra about Curiosity, go to: mars.nasa.gov/msl.
