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A panoramic view from the surface of Mars captured by Curiosity rover.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/21468/wide-angle-panorama-from-ridge-in-mars-gale-crater/

Wide-Angle Panorama from Ridge in Mars' Gale Crater โ€“ NASA Mars Exploration

Climbing "Vera Rubin Ridge" provided NASA's Curiosity Mars rover this vista of the interior and rim of Gale Crater, including much of the rover's route since its 2012 landing and features up to about 50 miles away. The left-eye camera of the rover's Mastcam took the component images Oct. 25, 2017.

NASA Mars Exploration
Jul 17, 2023 at 12:37pmWeb
Show threadKatrin Bretscher ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™Jul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience ... and I was thinking "oh look, Zurich in the fall"
Show threadJoyographicJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience I used to live in a part of Colorado that resembled this
Show threadMichelle HughesJul 17, 2023

@wonderofscience

How similar is this to what it would look like to my eyes if I was there?

Show threadWonder of ScienceJul 17, 2023

@MegaMichelle This appears less red than it would to your eyes. From the source page, "It has been white-balanced so the colors of the rock materials resemble how they would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth."

This article has more information on this and an example of how it would look in person https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia16800-raw-natural-and-white-balanced-views-of-martian-terrain

'Raw,' 'Natural' and 'White-Balanced' Views of Martian Terrain

These three versions of the same image taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity illustrate different choices that scientists can make in presenting the colors recorded by the camera.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Show threadหˆdรคlfษ™nโ„ข๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐ŸŒŠJul 17, 2023

@wonderofscience
Interesting. Why would they do that? Why not leave Mars like it would actually look to our eyes?

@MegaMichelle

Show threadSecond Chance BikesJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience
also a portent of earth's future
Show threadnanowizJul 17, 2023

@wonderofscience

I'd say that looks like our planet after a few more wildfires

Show threadJennifer_Nguyen0098Jul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ
Show threadAviva GaryJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience cool
Show threadmilkmanJul 17, 2023

@wonderofscience
It's amazing that I can sit and watch this on a little handheld screen as I eat my sandwich.

Imagine what we'll be doing in the years to come. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
#future
#science

Show threadRealGravitas -Citizen SaboteurJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience This is wondrous.
Show threadK. P. BadertscherJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience 2018 release, but it is still awe inspiring! 2018 seems as far away as Marsโ€ฆ
Show thread๐Ÿฅฅ Tucker Carlson's Nuts ๐ŸฅฅJul 17, 2023
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๐Ÿฅฅ Whar #Elon? ๐Ÿฅฅ
Show threadDurward McDonellJul 17, 2023
@wonderofscience I can pan around a view of Mars on a device I carry in my pocket, but it's still 50-50 whether the printer is going to work. What year is this?
Show threadlorddreseferJul 17, 2023
@extwit @wonderofscience printers are designed to fail, planets are not ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Show threadRokosunJul 18, 2023
@wonderofscience Wow ๐Ÿ˜
Show threadMintyJul 19, 2023
@wonderofscience Earth in 500 years
Show threadSparkleTeaJul 19, 2023

@wonderofscience

"Where are the spiders?" asks David Bowie's voice in my head

Show threadRai Aren ๐Ÿ––โœจ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆJul 19, 2023
@wonderofscience That is incredible!!! ๐Ÿคฉ
#Space
#Mars
Show threadCGdoppelpunktApr 3, 2024

@wonderofscience

A good place for Musk to be.