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They can take photos that look as if they were taking by a separate camera but they just move the arm at which the camera is attached around. The arm will be at
by _Microft 6y ago
They can take photos that look as if they were taking by a separate camera but they just move the arm at which the camera is attached around. The arm will be at different positions in different images and they then stitch the photos together excluding the image parts with the arm.
Edit: I found an animation for you that actually shows the process! It's on NASA JPL's Instagram account, though: https://www.instagram.com/p/6k4pUMFbys/ https://www.instagram.com/p/6k4pUMFbys/
- chrononaut 6y agoRelated, Scott Maxwell (one of the former Mars Rover Drivers) found an early prototype selfie the other day from the Curiosity test bed rover: https://twitter.com/marsroverdriver/status/1378207128981098497 https://twitter.com/marsroverdriver/status/13782071289810984...
- totetsu 6y agoIt just realized how big it is, seeing next to people
- amelius 6y agoBut how could it show the rover in its entirety, including the arm itself?