NASA published a new panorama of Mars(video)

2018-02-04 17:54

NASA published a new panorama of Mars(video)
Panorama composed of pictures taken from the mountain ridge ruby Faith in the Gale crater.

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The us space Agency NASA has posted on its official website a unique video panoramas of Mars, reports Rus.Media.

Panorama composed of pictures taken from the mountain ridge ruby Faith in the Gale crater, which was once a giant lake with conditions suitable for life. The survey was carried out by Curiosity shortly before the winter solstice on the planet, the sky on Mars was very clear, so the shots turned out as detailed.

For example, it is clear even the mountains, a distance of 800 km from the spacecraft. It is noted that the video is assembled from multiple frames, which made the Rover since its landing on Mars. So for a few minutes, you can view almost the entire route Curiosity. Curiosity — the Mars Rover third generation, which is a stand-alone chemical laboratory

. The landing of the Rover on Mars on 6 August 2012. By the beginning of 2018 Curiosity “passed” on the planet 18 kilometers. The aim is to collect data on the suitability of Mars for life.