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This photo was selected by public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" for Week 262 (February 15 - 21, 2026) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.
This image was acquired on February 20, 2026 (Sol 1779) at the local mean solar time of 11:25:08.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
What are the 2 black things in the sky? I also see a faint rainbow? is it just me?
What are the 2 black things in the sky? I also see a faint rainbow? is it just me?
There are a number of dead pixels on some of the rover's cameras, these are only really noticeable when they capture the sky, these are the reason for the black things in the sky in this image. I'm not seeing the rainbow, but that could be a product of your screen and the processing that was applied to the image before posting.