New 360-degree view of Mars released by NASA
CBC News | Posted: April 28, 2016 6:47 PM | Last Updated: April 28, 2016
Images captured by Curiosity rover from the top of a mountain plateau inside Mars' Gale Crater
A 360-degree panoramic image showing the rocky landscape of Mars was released by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Thursday.
The scene was captured by a camera on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. The panorama was compiled from dozens of images taken on April 4 from the top of a mountain plateau inside Mars' Gale Crater.
Curiosity has been rolling across Mars on a mission to document the planet since its landing in 2012.
The image shows what appears to be sandstone rocks covered with layers of sand. A white balance effect was used to show what the scene might look like under earthly light conditions.