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\nNASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama under exceptionally clear conditions of Gale Craters northern rim on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS<\/p>\n

The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 44 images captured by Curiosity’s Mastcam instrument. The color in these images has been adjusted to match the lighting conditions as the human eye would see them on Earth.<\/p>\n

Curiosity was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California. JPL leads the mission on behalf of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program portfolio. Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego built and operates Mastcam.<\/p>\n

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NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama under exceptionally clear conditions of Gale Craters northern rim on Aug. 25, 2025. 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