Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama

[CParsons]

This is pretty amazing!

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. Composed of more than 1,000 images taken during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday and carefully assembled over the ensuing months, the composite contains 1.8 billion pixels of Martian landscape.

View: https://youtu.be/X2UaFuJsqxk

View: https://youtu.be/0fva2pH41FM

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet – NASA Mars Exploration

To go along with the stunning 1.8-billion-pixel image, a new video offers a sweeping view of the Red Planet.

mars.nasa.gov

 

[akashrao]

classic!

 

[Catastrophe]

Incredible. Yes, you can stop it and zoom in!

 

[akashrao]

did we ever have a venus rover ... ?

 

[COLGeek]

did we ever have a venus rover ... ?

Rover? No. See here:

Photos of Venus, the mysterious planet next door

See photos of Venus, a cloud-covered planet with an ultra-hot surface.

www.space.com

 

[akashrao]

Rover? No. See here:

Photos of Venus, the mysterious planet next door

See photos of Venus, a cloud-covered planet with an ultra-hot surface.

www.space.com

okay; nice pics ...

 

[Catastrophe]

So much in 3 pages. I particularly liked Sapis Mons on page 3 and the previous radar derived art work.
I thought 'quite inhospitable' was rather understated!

Cat

 

[akashrao]

ha ha ... mars seems to be the most hospitable for rovers

 

[Catastrophe]

ha ha ... mars seems to be the most hospitable for rovers

Only one place I can think of which is most hospitable.

 

[akashrao]

Only one place I can think of which is most hospitable.

and what is that if i may ask ...

 

[Catastrophe]

and what is that if i may ask ...

How about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth?

 

[akashrao]

How about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth?

that's right earth is the only place we knew so far that is hospitable habitable and adorable and charming a place ... so let's make it a beautiful place to live on

 

[Catastrophe]

" let's make it a beautiful place to live on"

I am in total agreement

 

[akashrao]

" let's make it a beautiful place to live on"

I am in total agreement

 

[Catastrophe]

Trouble is . . . . . . For Mars it would be an uphill struggle.
How can we make Earth more beautiful?

 

[swmartini67]

First time on Forums . . . First thing I looked at . . . I am completely hooked! As a kid only imagined a picture from Mars.

 

[KHansen]

Just wonder what is seen in the track behind the rover.
In the 3rd "W" from the rover, there is something shining.
About Halfway down the visible track, a little to the left of the shining stuff, when zooming in, there is a stone which seems different in shape than the others which are much more rounded by weather.
Out of Curiosity, I just wonder if both are caused by the wheels, or maybe drive by testing?