NASA ship's first selfie on Mars

The InSight spacecraft spreads the solar panels between flat, empty land in the first selfie photo sent from Mars.

InSight landing station of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) captures the first selfie on the red planet, helping the team see solar panels and make sure the device is deployed, Cnet said. now reported. InSight also sends the first panoramic image of the 4.2 x 2.1 meter wide land area about to become the work area of ​​the station.

InSight ship in the first selfie.(Photo: NASA).

Each picture is composed of multiple frames. A selfie taken with a robot arm is synthesized from 11 frames while the workplace panorama is a result of 52 frames. Through transmitted images, scientists can look closely at the area before InSight begins installing equipment and drilling into the ground.

"Rock, hills and hollows are almost deserted, meaning that conditions are extremely safe for our equipment. If not on Mars, this place looks like a plain. We are very happy to see the landscape , " said Bruce Banerdt, principal researcher in the InSight project at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Team members are rushing to prepare InSight to begin operations in the next few months. The station is operating a two meter long robotic arm this week, taking pictures of the terrain ahead.

Last weekend, NASA revealed InSight stations recorded the sound of sand whirlwinds known as the first days after landing the planet. According to NASA, this is the first time the Martian wind is recorded. Through the low bass sound recorded by InSight's sensor, the team determined the wind blowing at speeds of 16-24 km / h, from northwest to southeast and within the threshold of human hearing.