Panoramic view of southeastern foothills of Gale's central mound, Curiosity sol 51

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Panoramic view of southeastern foothills of Gale's central mound, Curiosity sol 51

A mosaic of three Mastcam-100 images taken on sol 51 facing southeast. There is no sky visible in this view; occupying the distance is Gale's crater rim.

NASA / JPL / MSSS / Emily Lakdawalla

Original images: 0051MR0231015000E1_DXXX - 0051MR0231014000E1_DXXX - 0051MR0231013000E1_DXXX

Here is a context view. This panorama is represented by the right box. The left box corresponds to another panorama taken on sol 50. n

NASA / JPL / Damia Bouic

Context image for Curiosity sol 50 and 51 Mastcam-100 panoramas

Part of the sol 50 Navcam panorama, with the locations of two Mastcam panoramas highlighted.

Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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