Alexander Hills bedrock in Mars
by Weston Westmoreland
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Alexander Hills bedrock in Mars
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a swath of bedrock called "Alexander Hills," which the rover approached for close-up inspection of selected targets.
The mosaic of six Mastcam frames covers an area about 6 feet (2 meters) across. It shows details within the workspace accessible using the rover's robotic arm from the rover's location when the view was acquired. The component exposures were taken on Nov. 23, 2014, during the 817th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars. The color has been approximately white-balanced to resemble how the scene would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth.
Original image and text by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, further image enhancements and post processing by Weston Westmoreland.
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December 1st, 2014
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