This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 156 (Feb. 4 – 10, 2024) 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 Feb. 6, 2024 (Sol 1054) at the local mean solar time of 11:53:51.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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