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Virtual Mars Traverse: Every inch of Curiosity rover's path since 2012 landing

Cool but... I am pretty sure that it took photos that aren't close ups. All of those photos are all close up of rocks and I am sure it took some more wide angle shots too?

Or some showing the horizon at the very least.

I can't find any of those here as I work my way down the path.

35 minutes agosgt

I don't think it's cool to hotlink every single raw image from NASAs server here.

an hour agozokier

I find it so hard to figure out how close Curiosity is to the peak/ridge of Mt Sharp and whether/when it seems likely to cross over to the other side.

3 hours agoraldi

Here is a map: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/location-map/

It's nowhere near the peak and is very unlikely to reach it.

an hour agozokier

I’m aware of the map but I’m unclear on where the peak/ridge is.

an hour agoraldi

The main peak is under the letter "C" in the "Gale Crater" text on that map.

an hour agozokier

this is really cool but it's missing a lot of context... like... they're taking pictures of the ground beneath their feet. it would be a very autistic way to tell the story of a hobbit's journey without the context of what they're looking at and why.

this slideshow is missing a narrative. people normally travel and orient themselves by landmarks. their journeys are related amongst themselves by language surrounding common landmarks.

maybe the narrative for the rover isn't available