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Curiosity on Mars: Still Life with Rover

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 18, 2012 is “Curiosity on Mars: Still Life with Rover,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech. The original explanation runs about 109 words.

Curiosity on Mars: Still Life with Rover
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What does the Curiosity rover look like on Mars? To help find out, NASA engineers digitally synthesized multiple navigation camera images taken last week into what appears to be the view of a single camera.”

— APOD editors, August 18, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 18, 2012
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 109 words

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