NASA publishes high-resolution images of 1 billion pixels taken Mars

Curio CityWas launched in 2011Mars Science LaboratoryWe are investigating the possibility of maintaining life on Mars with a Mars exploration vehicle equipped with a combination of about 900 photos taken by Curious City between 5th October 2012 and 16th November 2012 NASA has released a 1 billion pixel image.

Billion-Pixel View of Mars Comes From Curiosity Rover - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-205


The 1.3 billion pixel picture can be seen from the following page.

Mars Exploration Program: Interactive: Billion-Pixel View of Mars from Curiosity Rover
http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/interactives/billionpixel/?image=PIA16918&view=cyl


You can see the places you like by dragging on the screen and you can zoom in, so you can see it as if you were actually on Mars.


The images that are points are arranged next to the right side, and when clicked, the object is made to be uploaded. The following is a stone about 44 cm × 27 cm in size according to the description.


Birdish shaped stone.


Traces of laser shots fired to the ground by Curio City. I write L of the alphabet.


"Rocknest" is the area where Curio City first sampled sand. In addition, simple organic compounds were detected from the soil taken from this place, is evidence that life existed? Although it was said, if there is a possibility of meteorite origin and possibility of particles attached to curious city on earthNASA shows a cautious view.


Some images are not processed for white balance.


It is also possible to switch to a panorama version.


Even in the panorama version, clicking the point at the bottom of the screen, the camera gets closer ...


It has become possible to check the shape of a small rock.


I scaled down a bitHigh resolution photos look like this. You can see the full size image by clicking.