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  "id": 11604822,
  "title": "APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/apod-2026-october-3-selfie-at-vera-rubin-ridge-11604822",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-03T04:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA",
    "slug": "nasa",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-3-selfie-at-vera-rubin-ridge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On sol 1943 of its Mars exploration, the Curiosity Rover captured a selfie at the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge. A sol, or Martian solar day, is approximately 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. This particular snapshot, sol 1943, aligns with the Earth date of January 23, 2018. The image is a mosaicked panorama, composed of 61 individual exposures taken by the Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). The rover's arm was absent in frames used for the final image, while the extended background was captured by the rover's Mastcam on sol 1903. Above the Mastcam, on the rover's mast, the ChemCam housing can be seen, which blocks the view of the distant 5 kilometer high Mount Sharp peak. On August 26, 2026, Curiosity had gained a total elevation of 1 kilometer in its ascent from the Gale Crater floor to Mount Sharp.",
  "summary": "APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Selfie at Vera […]",
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "title": "APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/apod-2026-october-3-selfie-at-vera-rubin-ridge",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:05:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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