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Curiosity’s Dusty Selfie
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Caption:
A self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover taken on Sol 2082 (June 15, 2018). A Martian dust storm has reduced sunlight and visibility at the rover's location in Gale Crater.
Background Info:
Self-portraits are created using images taken by Curiosity's Mars Hands Lens Imager (MAHLI). MAHLI was built by Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. JPL designed and built the project's Curiosity rover.
More information about Curiosity is online at http://www.nasa.gov/msl and http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/ .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | |
| Instrument Host | Curiosity Rover | |
| Host Type | Rover | |
| Instrument | Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Crater, Dust, Storm | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2018-06-20 | |
| Date in Caption | 2018-06-15 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22486 | |
| Identifier | PIA22486 | |
