NASA releases breathtaking panorama view of Mars

Source: The Hill | August 25, 2021 | Alexandra Kelley

The images were captured in early July by NASA rover Curiosity.

The red planet is less of a mystery to Earthly viewers thanks to new photographs released by NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover, revealing a jagged, mountainous terrain. 

Curiosity Looks Uphill Past 'Rafael Navarro Mountain': NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this 360-degree view on July 3, 2021, the 3,167th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

The rover climbed over a Martian mountain dubbed Mount Sharp, which stands at 5 miles tall with a 96-mile-wide basin of the planet’s Gale Crater. The photos released last week and captured in early July.

The panorama above captures the view from this point. More pictures show a flat but rocky terrain, set against a backdrop of a large mountain range. 

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