10 Year Anniversary: Check out this amazing selfie taken by NASA's Curiosity Rover

To commemorate the 10 years of Curiosity Rover on Mars, the rover posted an amazing selfie from the surface of the Red Planet. Since landing on it in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been on a mission to find out how Mars has evolved from a wet, habitable planet to a cold desert environment.

NASA has shared an image where Curiosity shot a self-portrait at Gale Crater on SoI 2082 (June 15, 2018) using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or Mahli. The rover, which launched in August, 2012, is on a mission to determine whether the Red Planet ever was habitable to microbial life, according to NASA. (NASA)

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1/5 NASA has shared an image where Curiosity shot a self-portrait at Gale Crater on SoI 2082 (June 15, 2018) using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, or Mahli. The rover, which launched in August, 2012, is on a mission to determine whether the Red Planet ever was habitable to microbial life, according to NASA. (NASA)

"Today marks 10 years since the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. Since August 2012, Curiosity has been exploring 3-mile-high Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. The rover has climbed more than 2,000 feet (612 meters), reaching progressively younger rocks that serve as a record on how Mars has evolved from a wet, habitable planet to a cold desert environment,” NASA said in a report. (Wikimedia Commons)

2/5 "Today marks 10 years since the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. Since August 2012, Curiosity has been exploring 3-mile-high Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. The rover has climbed more than 2,000 feet (612 meters), reaching progressively younger rocks that serve as a record on how Mars has evolved from a wet, habitable planet to a cold desert environment,” NASA said in a report. (Wikimedia Commons)

According to NASA, the Curiosity Rover is about the same size as a Mini Cooper. It is equipped with 17 cameras and a robotic arm containing a suite of specialized laboratory-like tools and instruments to conduct various tests and experiments. (NASA)

3/5 According to NASA, the Curiosity Rover is about the same size as a Mini Cooper. It is equipped with 17 cameras and a robotic arm containing a suite of specialized laboratory-like tools and instruments to conduct various tests and experiments. (NASA)

As of now, the has analyzed 41 rock and soil samples, relying on a suite of science instruments to learn what they reveal about Mars. The rover can measure the amount of high-energy radiation future astronauts would be exposed to on the Martian surface with the help of its radiation sensor. (Pixabay)

4/5 As of now, the has analyzed 41 rock and soil samples, relying on a suite of science instruments to learn what they reveal about Mars. The rover can measure the amount of high-energy radiation future astronauts would be exposed to on the Martian surface with the help of its radiation sensor. (Pixabay)

A new study has used dunes to interpret wind on Mars and focused on what happens when two dunes collide. The results are very much EarthHowever, the Curiosity Rover’s crowning achievement was when the rover determined that liquid water as well as the chemical building blocks and nutrients needed for supporting life were present for at least tens of millions of years in Gale Crater. The crater once held a lake, the size of which waxed and waned over time.-like. (Pixabay)

5/5 A new study has used dunes to interpret wind on Mars and focused on what happens when two dunes collide. The results are very much EarthHowever, the Curiosity Rover’s crowning achievement was when the rover determined that liquid water as well as the chemical building blocks and nutrients needed for supporting life were present for at least tens of millions of years in Gale Crater. The crater once held a lake, the size of which waxed and waned over time.-like. (Pixabay)