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Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Mojave' Site on Mount Sharp

Curiosity Rover on Mars Surface
Photojournal: PIA19142
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Published: April 4, 2018

This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the "Mojave" site, where its drill collected the mission's second taste of Mount Sharp.

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