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Mars rover captures self-portrait
10 September 2012 Last updated at 13:29 ET
Mars rover captures self-portrait
Nasa's Curiosity rover has taken a self-portrait on the Martian surface, using a camera on its robotic arm.
The photo is fuzzy because the dust cover has not yet been removed.
Engineers had been using the navigation and mast cameras to check out instruments and tools on the end of the rover's robot arm.
Curiosity - also known as the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover - is preparing to begin using the tools on its arm.
More:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19551458
