Mars - 360-Degree Panorama from Curiosity

[Zadius Sky]

This was recently published:

_http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3240137/360-degree-mars-panorama-curiosity-rover

...where one can click on full-screen and move around to see 360 degree of the land (from Curiosity's camera). It's "Google Street View" style.

I was trying to imagine what was it like when it was filled with water, once upon the time.

 

[1984]

Very cool! Thanks ZS. :)

 

[Nicholas]

Very nice image. Curios what that black rectangle is on the Curiosity picture you included? It looks like it was added to the photo when you zoom in on it. Is it there to remove some instrument we are not meant to know about?

 

[Mountain Crown]

Thanks for the great link Zadius!

 

[Zadius Sky]

Very nice image. Curios what that black rectangle is on the Curiosity picture you included? It looks like it was added to the photo when you zoom in on it. Is it there to remove some instrument we are not meant to know about?

Huh. I didn't noticed that before. I'm not sure. It seems to be covering the solar panels or something (I've not found a name for that part of the rover). But it could be a gap in the pictures.

 

[adeptofthelyricalarts]

definitely a beauty, but are the colors washed out.. dimmed down? it seems so

 

[Voyageur]

After checking this out on SotT - http://www.sott.net/articles/show/249697-A-View-of-Mars-The-Incredible-360-Degree-Panorama-from-Curiosity - pretty neat 360 at that, zoomed in and around, then asked my partner what this looked like, said it looked like a VW bug. Hmm, there are times when the imagination gets the best of one, often misinterpreting rational images for something else. Here is this example (black box, a few centimeters out from left upper corner 10:00 o'clock, ). In reality it is likely two rocks, a shadow, and a ground protrusion, however it sure made us laugh thinking someone really lost their VW on Mars and it was curiously found by curiosity.

 

[Cosmos]

NASA JPL Mars | Copy & Pasted Images at Gale Crater | Curiosity Landing Site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhWCC1xPRF4&feature=g-all-f

I have come across obvious image manipulation for the image composite of Gale crater. I am disappointed!

why am I not suprised?

 

[Cosmos]

NASA JPL Mars | Copy & Pasted Images at Gale Crater | Curiosity Landing Site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhWCC1xPRF4&feature=g-all-f

I have come across obvious image manipulation for the image composite of Gale crater. I am disappointed!

why am I not suprised?

here is another viewpoint from a guy who created 3D pictures before.

How Mars Topography is Rendered into 3D - Debunking the Debunkers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApJQTYHGO94&feature=g-all-f