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NASA's Curiosity rover catches stunning Martian dawn

Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site (PIA19920)
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What happened

A newly released panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover (a vehicle that drives across another world’s surface) offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission's scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, showing striking blue hues in the foreground as bright morning light illuminates crags known as yardangs on the horizon. NASA is a public and space exploration company founded in 1958.

Key facts

  • A newly — released: panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission's scientists have long been waiting to see up close

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