A recent photo taken by astronauts from the mountains of "Mars" last week!

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A new image captured by NASA's Curiosity rover conveys the sense of wonder and brutality that one can feel when standing on the surface of Mars.

A post on NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) website reads: "Curiosity took a great photo from its most recent location on the side of Mount Sharp on Mars. Inspired by the beauty of the landscape, the mission team combined two black-and-white versions of images from times... different from the day and adding colors to create a rare postcard from the Red Planet."


The photo was taken on November 16, when the rover completed its last flight. At these stopping points, Curiosity always captures a low-resolution 360-degree panorama of its surroundings, on the Sharp slopes of Gale Crater.

When it sent the latest panorama back to Earth, the Curiosity team decided it had to be captured at the highest resolution possible.


At 8.30pm and 4.10pm MST, Curiosity captured two separate images of the scene as it looked down the Sharp Cliffs.

The mosaics were sent to Earth, where Curiosity's team combined them, adding color to highlight different lighting conditions at different times of the day.

Blue represents morning light, orange represents afternoon, and as the two scenes were combined, the team colored the image green.

In the center of the image is the rear view below Mount Sharp, the 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) summit in the center of Gale Crater.

A field of undulating sand called Forvey Sands, which was discovered by Curiosity in December last year, can be seen in the middle distance, and the interesting rounded hills to the right of the center were the subject of Curiosity's exploration in August this year.

To the far right is a formation called Mount Rafael Navarro, named in honor of a Curiosity scientist who helped identify organic compounds on Mars.

Rafael Navarro passed away earlier this year.

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