GB News11d ago

NASA rover stuns in new selfie from Mars with sweeping backdrop of red planet

Oliver Partridge
NASA's Perseverance rover has snapped a stunning selfie on the surface of Mars at the most westerly point the vehicle has reached since touching down more than five years ago. The composite image, stitched together from 61 separate photographs, was taken at the site dubbed "Lac de Charmes" on March 11, during the mission's 1,797th Martian day. The rover had just finished grinding into a rocky formation called "Arathusa" when the photograph was captured, with Jezero Crater's western rim visible i