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NASA releases stunning 360-degree Mars video
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Published February 09, 2016
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Want to know what life is like on Mars? NASA has released an incredible 360-degree video that lets you scroll around the red planet’s surface.
The video, which was taken by a camera on NASA’s Curiosity rover, was posted to YouTube Monday by the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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“This view of the downwind face of ‘Namib Dune’ on Mars covers 360 degrees, including a portion of Mount Sharp on the horizon,” explained the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “The site is part of the dark-sand ‘Bagnold Dunes’ field along the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp.”
The component images of the scene were taken on Dec. 18, 2015 by the Curiosity rover’s Mast Camera, according to NASA.
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In January NASA released a remarkable image of the haze layers in Pluto’s atmosphere taken by the New Horizons spacecraft.
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