"Explore Mars in Unprecedented Detail with NASA's Interactive 3D Map"

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Caltech scientists have created a 3D image of Mars called the Global CTX Mosaic of Mars, which has 5.7 trillion pixels of data, making it 20 times sharper than the previous highest-resolution global image of the Red Planet. The mosaic covers 99.5% of the planet using nearly 87,000 separate images taken between 2006 and 2020 by a camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The tool allows anyone to zoom in on the planet and get a close-up of meteorite craters, dust devil tracks, extinct volcanoes, former riverbeds, and seemingly bottomless caves.
Topics:science#3d-image#global-ctx-mosaic-of-mars#mars#nasa#perseverance-rover#science-and-technology
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