Mars rover sends back pictures of Martian sky
Brady Knox
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NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover sent two panorama photos of the Martian sky back to Earth.
The image consists of two pictures taken at different times of day stitched together. The original panorama images were in black and white, and the “artistic interpretation” added color, according to NASA. NASA chose two times of day in order to capture different perspectives of the landscape.
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“Anyone who’s been to a national park knows the scene looks different in the morning than it does in the afternoon,” Curiosity engineer Doug Ellison, who planned and processed the image, said. “Capturing two times of day provides dark shadows because the lighting is coming in from the left and the right, like you might have on a stage — but instead of stage lights, we’re relying on the Sun.”
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The rearview picture captures the Gale crater, which the rover has spent its life exploring. The Bolivar and Deepdale hills can be seen in the center of the image; the rover passed between them during its journey.
The Curiosity rover has traveled 18.67 miles since landing in 2012. It has taken over 1 million raw images during its career.