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On April 6, NASA s Perseverance rover took a historic photo with the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars. Now, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology has revealed some of the process behind Perseverance s out-of-this-world selfie.
For humans, taking a selfie just means holding out a camera at arm s length, pointing and hitting the button. But for a robot on another planet, that selfie is a multi-step affair. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
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NASA s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet from the rover in this image. The photo was taken April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day of the mission, by the WATSON camera.