2023-06-23 00:48:24
Social networks and Internet trends mean that there are a lot of movements that promote the expression of people. One of them is the “World Selfie Day”. It was celebrated on June 21 and even NASA joined this initiative, with unpublished photos of Mars taken by the Ingenuity rover, part of the Perseverance mission.
The Perseverance mission was launched on July 30, 2020. It successfully reached Mars on February 18, 2021 at Jezero Crater, once a lake. It is designed to study the geology, climate, and past habitability of Marte.
Perseverance carries a number of advanced scientific instruments on board, including high-resolution cameras, a laser spectrometer, radar for studying underground geology, and a weather station. One of the most exciting aspects of the mission is the Ingenuity helicopter, the first attempt to fly a vehicle on another planet.
In addition to its main scientific objective, Perseverance also has a key technological objective: to test the technology necessary for future manned missions to Mars.
This includes the MOXIE experiment, which aims to demonstrate the production of oxygen from Martian atmospheric carbon dioxide, which could be essential for human life support on future missions.
But in their free time, the mission and its scientific objectives take things easy and take advantage of taking pictures of the Martian surface. In these images are selfies with which NASA joined the initiative of “World Selfie Day”.
“World Selfie Day” has been celebrated on June 21 every year since 2014. This initiative was promoted by DJ Rick McNeely of the Fishbowl Radio Network.
The goal of “World Selfie Day” is to promote self-expression and empowerment through self-portraits, as well as highlight the impact of social media and technology on our society. During this day, people are encouraged to take and share selfies, either individually or as part of online events and challenges.
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