              APOD: 2018 January 26 - Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge

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                                2018 January 26
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                          Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge
Image Credit: Image Credit: NASA [3] , JPL-Caltech [4] , MSSS [5]  - Panorama:
                              Andrew Bodrov [6]

Explanation: On sol 1943 [7] of its journey of exploration across the surface
of Mars, the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of Vera
Rubin Ridge. Of course a sol is a Martian solar day [8] , about 40 minutes
longer than an Earth day. Curiosity's sol 1943 corresponds to Earth date [9]
January 23, 2018. Also composed as an interactive 360 degree VR [10] , the
mosaicked panorama combines 61 exposures taken by the car-sized rover's [11]
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). Frames containing the imager's arm have been
edited out while the extended background used was taken by the rover's Mastcam
on sol 1903. At the top of the rover's mast, sitting above the Mastcam, the
laser-firing [12]  ChemCam housing blocks out the distant peak of Mount Sharp.

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