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Late afternoon in Gale Crater, Curiosity sol 49

Late afternoon in Gale Crater, Curiosity sol 49
Late afternoon in Gale Crater, Curiosity sol 49 As the Sun set on sol 49 (September 25, 2012), Curiosity used its Navigation Camera to take a panoramic view of the dramatically lit landscape. In this version, Damia Bouic has colorized the grayscale Navcam data with color thumbnails from a Mastcam panorama taken under higher sun conditions. NASA / JPL / MSSS / Damia Bouic

Read about this panorama at Damia's website.