Animation of Curiosity Rovers Arm Movements for Taking a Self Portrait

This animation shows how the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the arm of NASA s Mars rover Curiosity was positioned for taking multiple images that were later combined into a selfportrait of the rover. Transcript: This animation shows how the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the arm of NASA s Mars rover Curiosity was positioned for taking multiple images that were later combined into a selfportrait of the rover. The animation was made using software that rover planners use to design Curiosity s movements. Credit: NASA, JPLCaltech Source: