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NASA Mars rover panoramic image altered to include purported fly | Fact check

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An Oct. 24 Facebook video shows purported images from a NASA Mars rover mission.

The video appears to scan the landscape before zooming in on the front of the rover.

The image with the purported fly in the post is altered, according to NASA .

The images match an authentic panoramic compiled from images captured by the NASA Mars Perseverance rover.

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