NASA Shows Martian Sky Before Dawn
The Perseverance rover took a picture of the Martian sky before dawn on March 1, 2025, on Sol 1433 of its mission. The photo was published on NASA’s official website.
This near-masterpiece of fine art photography was created using a long exposure and 16 separate frames. Each of them was exposed for 3.28 seconds. The total exposure was about 52 seconds. The picture was taken at 04:27 local Martian time. The low light creates a feeling of fog and gives the image a grayish tint. Only the distant edge of Jezero Crater, from which the rover emerged about three months ago and which rises in the background, is colored in the characteristic rusty red color of Mars.
The picture of Deimos before dawn was taken on the 1433rd Martian day (sol) after the rover landed. May 9, 2025, marked exactly 1500 sols of its stay on the surface of the Red Planet.
NASA clarifies that due to the shooting conditions, the image contains digital noise, including white spots. Some of these are the result of cosmic rays, while others are artifacts of the shooting. In addition to Deimos, the stars Regulus and Algieba from the constellation Leo are visible in the image.
