explore this mars panorama by moving the view with your mouse or mobile device. this 360-degree panorama was acquired on aug. 5, 2016, by the mastcam on nasa's curiosity mars rover as the rover neared features called "murray buttes" on lower mount sharp. the dark, flat-topped mesa seen to the left of the rover's arm is about 50 feet (about 15 meters) high and, near the top, about 200 feet (about 60 meters) wide.
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if your browser does not support 360, a static view of this same panorama image is available at:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/d...
download raw images used to make this 360-degree mosaic from:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimed...
credit: nasa/jpl-caltech/msss