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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Planet Week: Selfies On Mars
Description: This week weâre replaying some of our favorite episodes about our neighbors in the solar system. In this episode from June 2019, a look at how the Curiosity Rover takes selfies on Mars without having its robot arm in the foreground of every shot. Plus: the University of St. Andrews teaches grey seals to sing the "Star Wars" theme. For research.
â Why Donât We See the Curiosity Roverâs Arm When it Takes a Selfie?â (Universe Today)
â Curiosity Rover Report (June 13, 2013): Curiosity's Camerasâ (NASA on YouTube)Â
â Grey seals copy human speech and musicâ (Universit...