NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a selfie in front of what scientists believe are some of the oldest rocks on Mars. The rover assembled 61 individual images to create the panoramic view, showcasing the region the mission team calls Lac de Charmes.
The selfie was taken on April 11, 2026, the 1,210th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The images were stitched together by mission engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The rocks in the foreground are believed to be from the Noachian period, over 3.7 billion years old, making them among the oldest ever studied up close on Mars. The region is part of the Jezero Crater, where Perseverance has been exploring since its landing in February 2021.
NASA has not released 12,000 new photos from the Artemis II mission as of this date. The Artemis II mission is currently scheduled for no earlier than September 2025, and no such photo release has been announced.
