Selfie by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover July 30, 2015 (IMAGE)

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Selfie by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover July 30, 2015

Caption

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover snapped this low-angle self-portrait at the site where it drilled into a rock July 30, 2015, producing a powder (visible in foreground) that was later confirmed to contain the rare mineral tridymite.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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