High-Res Photo Shows Sand-Capped Butte Rising from Mars Plain of Polygons petapixel.com 108 points by bookofjoe 6 days ago
iamjs 1 hour ago This fascinating map of the path the curiosity rover has taken since landing really helps put this into perspectivehttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/location-map/
lostnfound8778 4 hours ago NASA's version: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curios... HelloUsername 3 hours ago Posted 10 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49146160
oplav 3 hours ago > The color was adjusted to match the lighting conditions as the human eye would see it if a person were standing on the surface of the Red Planet.Is the non-adjusted color version available anywhere?
sandgiant 3 hours ago > NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, on June 11, 2026. The surrounding area includes an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons.From https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curios...
This fascinating map of the path the curiosity rover has taken since landing really helps put this into perspective
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/location-map/
Nasa needs to send an iphone to mars - every photo from there looks so weird.
NASA's version: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curios...
Posted 10 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49146160
> The color was adjusted to match the lighting conditions as the human eye would see it if a person were standing on the surface of the Red Planet.
Is the non-adjusted color version available anywhere?
> NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, on June 11, 2026. The surrounding area includes an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons.
From https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curios...
I can recognize a reptilian pyramid when I see one
Mars Guy covered this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q1r9qeQwrI