Now this is the kind of selfie we like seeing. NASA shows off self-portraits of the Curiosity rover while it was at the Namib Dune. The scene was taken from 57 combined images that were shot on January 19th. It was shot with the help of the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), which is at the end of the rover’s robotic arm (think high-tech selfie stick).
It was at Namib Dune to collect samples of sand for lab analysis. According to Engadget, it’s part of NASA’s plans to study how Martian winds move in order to get a better picture of the planet’s environment.
Namib Dune is part of the dark-sand Bagnold Dune Field which is the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp.
This isn’t the first time Curiosity has taken selfies, though. It has already done the same thing at sample-collection sites like Rocknest, Windjana, and Buckskin.
