"NASA's Curiosity Captures a Full Martian Day in Stunning Timelapse Imagery"
TL;DR
NASA's Curiosity Rover, which has been on Mars since 2012, has captured a time lapse video showing a full day on the Red Planet for the first time. The rover remained stationary for two weeks during the Mars solar conjunction in November 2023, using its hazard-avoidance cameras to record 12 hours of a Martian day, known as a sol. The resulting black and white images show Curiosity's shadow moving across the terrain of the Gale Crater, where it has been conducting scientific exploration. This event coincided with a period when communication with Earth was limited due to the alignment of Mars, Earth, and the Sun.
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