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1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/msl\/mission\/mars-rover-curiosity-mission-updates\/?mu=sol-1943-from-the-south-rim-of-vera-rubin-ridge\" rel=\"noopener\">On sol 1943<\/a> of its journey of exploration across the surface of Mars, the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge. Of course a sol is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/explore\/space-topics\/mars\/mars-calendar.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Martian solar day<\/a>, about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. Curiosity\u2019s sol 1943 corresponds <a href=\"http:\/\/www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr\/mars\/time\/martian_time.html\" rel=\"noopener\">to Earth date<\/a> January 23, 2018. Also composed as an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.360cities.net\/image\/mars-panorama-curiosity-solar-day-1943\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive 360 degree VR<\/a>, the mosaicked panorama combines 61 exposures taken by the small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curiosity_(rover)#\/media\/File:PIA15279_3rovers-stand_D2011_1215_D521.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">car-sized rover\u2019s<\/a> Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). Frames containing the imager\u2019s arm have been edited out while the extended background used was taken by the rover\u2019s Mastcam on sol 1903. At the top of the rover\u2019s mast, sitting above the Mastcam, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/msl_laser_466x248.gif\" rel=\"noopener\">laser-firing<\/a> ChemCam housing blocks out the distant, 5 kilometer high peak of Mount Sharp. <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mars\/curiosity-reaches-1-kilometer-elevation-gain\/\" rel=\"noopener\">On Earth date<\/a> August 26, 2026, Curiosity marked an total elevation gain of 1 kilometer in its trek from the floor of Gale Crater up the slope of Mount Sharp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APOD\u2019s email for image submissions has changed.<\/strong> Please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/submit\/\" rel=\"noopener\">APOD Submissions<\/a>.<br \/><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/\/Users\/jtbonnel\/Desktop\/apodT\/ap261004.html\">Sunday\u2019s Childe<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 3, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Image Credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">JPL-Caltech<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msss.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MSSS<\/a> \u2013 Panorama: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.360cities.net\/profile\/bodrov\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Bodrov<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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