Awesome new Mars flyovers

Check out these awesome flyovers of Mars, generated by Doug Ellison of UnmannedSpaceflight! These are based on digital elevation models from HiRISE, draped with the HiRISE images, so it’s about as close as we can get to actually flying above the surface of Mars. I particularly like the Gale crater one, but I may be slightly biased, having stared at Gale for the past year or so…

Explore posts in the same categories: Fun Stuff, HiRISE, MRO, MSL, Video

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  1. [...] at The Martian Chronicles, Ryan has linked to some stunning virtual flyover videos of Mars, generated from HiRISE imagery and digital elevation data. The HD videos depict the Gale Crater, [...]


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