Don’t miss this selfie from the red planet. NASA’s rover Curiosity has started drilling on Mars for the third time and did not miss the opportunity to take its Martian self-portrait.
The drill has begun at a geologically interesting location nicknamed “The Kimberley”.In this selfie, Curiosity appears to be leaning its “head” — a suite of instruments including the Chemcam and Mastcam cameras to the side — capturing the 5 km high Aeolis Mons (‘Mount Sharp’) on the horizon.In coming days, the rover will conduct a preparatory “mini-drill” operation to check the area for readiness, NASA’s Jet Propulsion laboratory said in a statement.The hammering drill on Curiosity collects powdered sample material from rocks and then delivers portions to laboratory instruments onboard.The self portrait has been put together by Discovery News.