NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Timelapse Video Of A Day On Mars

The time-lapse videos consist of 12 hours worth of snapshots collected over the 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22-second Martian day between 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover recently captured stunning footage of a 12-hour 'Martian day' from dawn to dusk. According to NASA, the rover captured its own shadow shifting across the surface of Mars using its black-and-white Hazard-Avoidance Cameras, or Hazcams and recorded the videos on November 8, the 4,002nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Notably, a sol is a little longer than Earth's day of 24 hours. Hey look – I'm a sundial!Ok, not exactly, but I did get a sol to enjoy my surroundings. During solar conjunction, I used my hazard cameras to study the Martian weather and dust.As this Earth year comes to an end, I hope you'll take the time to soak in what's around you. pic.twitter.com/eCQAcVtT1L

''While stationary for two weeks during Mars solar conjunction in November 2023, NASA's Curiosity rover used its front and rear black-and-white Hazcams to capture 12 hours of a Martian day. The rover's shadow is visible on the surface in these images taken by the front Hazcam,'' the clip was captioned on YouTube. 

The video, titled ''Curiosity 12-hour View of Mars'', shows a time-lapse of a Martian day. The time-lapse videos consist of 12 hours worth of snapshots collected over the 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22-second Martian day between 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. When the images came down to Earth after conjunction, the scientists put together the pair of 25-frame videos to capture the passage of time. The videos show Curiosity's silhouette shifting as the day moves from morning to afternoon to evening.