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ScienceMay 12, 2026

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier
Image source: JPL
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The agency's six-wheeled geologist took a self-portrait during its survey of an ancient landscape that may predate the formation of Jezero Crater itself.

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NASA's Perseverance looks down at a rocky outcrop nicknamed "Arethusa" and then appears to look into the camera in this animated selfie, which is composed of 61 images taken March 11, 2026, during the rover's deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater.

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