Images of the "Columbia Hills" region inside Mars' Gusev Crater, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, provided detailed, three-dimensional information that was used to create this animation of a hypothetical flyover. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has been exploring this range of hills since 2004.
Sunset Ridge panorama taken by the Mars Rover Spirit's panoramic camera during its climb to the top of the "Husband Hill". The presentation was recorded with the use of virtual reality software "VRMars-Spirit - The Red Planet Mars 3D" powered by the VRPresents technology.
Credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell/MSSS/OSU/New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science/USGS/Honeybee Robotics
Disney's big screen Mars exploration documentary "Roving Mars" is to be released on DVD and Blu-ray disc on July 31. The film was first released to theatres in '06, and follows the development, and liftoff of NASA's twin exploration rovers, Spirit and Opportunity on the planet Mars.
VRPresents-technology-based virtual reality software on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Mission. See Mars through the Mars Rover's eyes. The video demo presents the landing site and some other panoramas and images in the neighbourhood.
Credits: NASA/JPL/Cornell/MSSS/OSU/New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science/USGS/Honeybee Robotics