The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover artist's rendition of the rover on the red, sandy Mars surface investigating rocks.
An artist's concept of the Curiosity Rover at work on Mars. Image courtesy of NASA. Image courtesy of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Imagine standing on Mars

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to stand on Mars? Now you don’t have to thanks to this month’s featured Argonaut, the Curiosity Rover.

NASA has created an image from Mars unlike anything you’ve seen. It’s a 360-degree virtual panorama that you can control. Just click and grab to look all around, and make sure you are using the full-screen, HD option.

Pictured is the “Namib Dune” which may be as close as I will ever get to Mars to standing on Mars.

Read more about how this image was made and see the original images.

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Scott Stoll

My claim to fame is that I rode a bicycle around the world and wrote some books. More about me.

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