This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 149 (Dec. 17 – 23, 2023) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast.

This image was acquired on Dec. 22, 2023 (Sol 1009) at the local mean solar time of 12:58:40.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Larger image

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