Overview

• The selfie, taken on May 10, 2025, commemorates Perseverance’s 1,500th sol, or Martian day, exploring the Red Planet since landing in 2021.
• A Martian dust devil, visible 3 miles away in Neretva Vallis, unexpectedly appeared in the background of the composite image.
• The image was created from 59 photos captured by the WATSON camera on the rover’s robotic arm, requiring 62 precision movements over an hour.
• The photo highlights the 'Bell Island' borehole, where Perseverance recently collected a rock core sample near the Witch Hazel Hill area.
• Since the mission began, the rover has traveled over 22 miles, abraded 37 rocks, collected 26 rock samples, and remains fully operational along Jezero Crater’s western rim.