Date: 10/10/2026 15:16:13
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2437679
Subject: Lovely dawn snap captured by Curiosity rover

NASA reports:

A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, showing striking blue hues in the foreground as bright morning light illuminates crags known as yardangs on the horizon.

The panorama was captured by Curiosity’s Mastcam on Aug. 11, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, and comprises six individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. Unlike most of Curiosity’s Mastcam images, this one was processed without white balancing, preserving the early morning appearance.

Cropped highlight below, with the full high resolution panorama clickable at the link

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Date: 10/10/2026 15:26:42
From: dv
ID: 2437682
Subject: re: Lovely dawn snap captured by Curiosity rover

Love it

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Date: 10/10/2026 15:29:12
From: Bubblecar
ID: 2437684
Subject: re: Lovely dawn snap captured by Curiosity rover

dv said:


Love it

It’s one of those Martian views that couldn’t really be Earth, anywhere.

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Date: 10/10/2026 17:28:50
From: ms spock
ID: 2437716
Subject: re: Lovely dawn snap captured by Curiosity rover

Bubblecar said:


NASA reports:

A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, showing striking blue hues in the foreground as bright morning light illuminates crags known as yardangs on the horizon.

The panorama was captured by Curiosity’s Mastcam on Aug. 11, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, and comprises six individual images that were stitched together after being sent to Earth. Unlike most of Curiosity’s Mastcam images, this one was processed without white balancing, preserving the early morning appearance.

Cropped highlight below, with the full high resolution panorama clickable at the link

Go hiontach!

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