National Geographic - USA (2021-03)

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Undulating
Vista

2015
Dunes ripple across
the landscape in
a panorama made using
NASA’s Curiosity rover.
The dunes appear dark
because of morning
shadows and the color
of minerals in the sand.
MOSAIC OF 14 IMAGES BY NASA/
JPL/MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS

Getting
Sharper

2019
The Curiosity team made
this high-resolution
panorama from the side
of Mount Sharp, a mound
inside Gale crater, by
assembling more than a
thousand images taken
over four days.
MOSAIC OF 1,139 IMAGES BY NASA/JPL/
MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS


A Rocky
Expanse

2016
This 360-degree
panorama captures
the eerily Earthlike
quality of a Martian
midafternoon in Gale
crater, the Curiosity
rover’s landing site.
MOSAIC OF 138 IMAGES BY NASA/
JPL/MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS
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