First 360-Degree Panorama From NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover

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Curiosity's latest images are available at: Click

I created another topic that, after being noted this topic already existed, I assumed was the same. I didn't read the link here until now, and as far as I can see, it's a set of still photos. (If there is more than I am missing, please point it out to me.)

This is a 3D interactive panorama. Zoom in and out with the scroll wheel on your mouse or by holding Shift and Control respectively.

One thing that I have noted about dozens of spherical shots -- not just this one -- is that you can look at the ground and it looks like the camera must be hanging in midair even though it is on a stand. The mounted camera can be seen in the shadow.


(The website has a bunch more very cool looking 3D panoramas... many which zoom great distances letting you read writing on plagues, for instance, when zoomed out you didn't even know a plaque was there.)

Here's an award winning haiku from a ThinkGeek email:

Red Rover, Red Rover

My cat lived on Mars
Curiosity killed it
Flattened on impact