This GIF shows clouds drifting over Mount Sharp on Mars, as viewed by NASA's Curiosity rover on March 19, 2021, the 3,063rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Each frame of the scene was stitched together from six individual images.
The rover captured the images using its Mast Camera, or Mastcam. Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego built and operates Mastcam. A division of Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built the Curiosity rover and manages the Curiosity rover for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
For more about Curiosity: mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/ and nasa.gov/msl .
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | |
Instrument Host | Curiosity Rover | |
Host Type | Rover | |
Instrument | Mast Camera (MastCam) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2021-05-28 | |
Date in Caption | 2021-03-19 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24661 | |
Identifier | PIA24661 |