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

25 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago

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.

zokier - an hour ago

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

raldi - 3 hours ago

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.

zokier - an hour ago

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.
- raldi - an hour ago
  
  I’m aware of the map but I’m unclear on where the peak/ridge is.
  - zokier - an hour ago
    
    The main peak is under the letter "C" in the "Gale Crater" text on that map.

engineer_22 - 3 hours ago

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