NASA’s Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by
Cape Capeeraral, Florida (AP) – The latest personal photo NASA perseverance Rover In Mars Hold an unexpected guest: Mars Dust.
Little a small pale puff, Devil’s dust roundabout 3 miles (5 km) emerged behind Rover While taking pictures of this month. It was released on Wednesday, which is a compound consisting of 59 photos taken by the camera at the end of the Rover automatic arm, according to NASA.
“It took an hour to perform all the arm movements needed to collect photos,” said Malin Space Science Systems, who designed the camera.
“The presence of a dust devil in the background makes it classic,” Wu said in a statement.
The image – which also shows the latest sample of Rover sample on the surface – is 1500 of Mars for perseverance. This is equivalent to 1541 days on the ground.
The perseverance is covered with red dust, as a result of drilling to dozens of rocks. It was launched in 2020, which eventually collects samples to the Earth from Jezero Crate, an old delta and a delta that can carry evidence of any previous microbial life.
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