Overview

• The selfie, taken on May 10, 2025, commemorates Perseverance's 1,500th sol exploring Mars since its landing in February 2021.
• A Martian dust devil, located three miles away in Neretva Vallis, unexpectedly appeared in the background of the image.
• The composite image was created using 59 photos taken by the rover's WATSON camera, requiring 62 precision robotic arm movements over an hour.
• The photo highlights the Bell Island borehole, the rover’s latest sampling site, as part of its mission to collect and analyze Martian rock and soil.
• Perseverance remains in good operational health, having traveled over 22 miles, collected 26 rock cores, and actively exploring Jezero Crater’s western rim.