The selfie was captured on March 11, the 1,797th day of the rover's mission.

It took a week of waving the arm on which the drill was mounted for the rogue rock to finally drop back to the Martian surface.

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted unusual polygon shapes that resemble large fossilized reptile scales.

The bizarre picture was even voted NASA's “Image of the Week” by the public.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has shown off dramatic damage received from its 14 years of travels on the Red Planet.