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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Martian Panorama -- Curiosity's Journey So Far
From NASA: "A panoramic image that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took from a mountainside ridge provides a sweeping vista of key sites visited since the rover's 2012 landing, and the towering surroundings." You must watch this full screen:
If that crater is 3.8 billion years old, that means it has existed since before there was any life on Earth, as far as we know. Mars must be very geologically inert by our standards, to preserve such a feature for so long.
Great views. I wish we could have seen it when the rivers and lakes were still there.
6 comments:
Amazing, W! Again, thanks for bringing the universe to us through beautiful pictures and the above video.
Oh, and go Eagles!!!!
Diva - Welcome, and yes, Go Eagles!
Amen, and also, Go Eagles!
If that crater is 3.8 billion years old, that means it has existed since before there was any life on Earth, as far as we know. Mars must be very geologically inert by our standards, to preserve such a feature for so long.
Great views. I wish we could have seen it when the rivers and lakes were still there.
Wouldn't that have been something!
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