Saturday, July 7, 2012

Cool Photos: NASA's Panoramic Camera Captures Mars' Ruddy Terrain


We might not be able to get there yet, but as NASA says, 'this is the next best thing,' writes Eddie Wren in the British newspaper the Daily Mail.

From fresh rover tracks to an impact crater blasted billions of years ago, a newly completed view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the ruddy terrain which the voyaging robot spent the Martian winter.

You can read the rest of the story and view the photos via the below link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2170196/The-best-thing-NASAs-Opportunity-Rover-captures-360-panorama-base-long-Martian-winter.html

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