Image Gallery: Martian sunset and Lindbergh rock mound

Sunset in Gale crater, as seen by the M-34 and M-100 Mastcam cameras on Curiosity. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/James Sorenson
Sunset in Gale crater, as seen by the M-34 and M-100 Mastcam cameras on Curiosity. The bluish sunsets are uniquely Martian, the opposite of sunsets on Earth. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/James Sorenson

Two new beautiful composite images, from two different rovers and locations on Mars. The first is a sunset in Gale crater, taken by Curiosity. Martian sunsets look bluish due to the light scattering effects of reddish dust in the atmosphere. The other image, from Opportunity, is of the scenic Lindbergh rock mound in the Spirit of St. Louis crater, on the rim of the huge Endeavour crater. A natural monument!

Lindbergh rock mound inside Spirit of St. Louis crater, as seen by Opportunity. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Olivier de Goursac
Lindbergh rock mound inside Spirit of St. Louis crater, on the edge of the huge Endeavour crater, as seen by Opportunity. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Olivier de Goursac

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