The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), one of NASA’s space centers, recently published a stunning image showing the view of Mars at sunset and sunrise.
The image shows Curiosity at the foot of Mount Sharp, which rises five kilometers inside Gale Crater, where the rover has been studying since its landing in 2012. In the distance, just beyond its tracks, you can see the valley of the Marker Band, which the rover recently thought it had discovered markings on a lake. An old. In the distance (center and right) you can see two hills – Bolivar and Deepil – between which Curiosity passed during its mission called Paraitpe Pass.
Of course, the image from the Mars rover didn’t come out that good, and the NASA team is still working on it a lot – and most importantly, they’ve added colours, original photos Because they were black and white. On the left side of the postcard you can watch the sunset, while on the right side you can observe the sunrise, which of course did not happen at the same time.
Interestingly enough, the photo was taken by Curiosity while it was looking back, to give a glimpse of its three antennas and the source of its nuclear energy. In addition to all of this, you can also see the RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) instrument visible as a white circle in the lower right corner of the image, which helps scientists figure out how to protect the first astronauts sent to Mars from radiation on the planet’s surface.
