A rover selfie
If there’s one thing Martian rovers are known for, it’s their famous selfies. While it may seem like a simple task, taking a selfie on Mars is actually quite complicated. The Perseverance rover uses the WATSON camera located at the end of its robotic arm, but this camera was originally designed to take close-up images of Martian rocks, requiring it to stay zoomed in. To fit the entire car-sized robot in the frame, mission engineers captured several images and then stitched them together to create the final product.
