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High-Res Photo Shows Sand-Capped Butte Rising from Mars Plain of Polygons

123 pointsby bookofjoelast Thursday at 10:29 AM9 commentsview on HN

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iamjstoday at 2:25 PM

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/

oplavtoday at 12:16 PM

> 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?

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sandgianttoday at 11:53 AM

> 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...

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poulpy123today at 1:53 PM

I can recognize a reptilian pyramid when I see one

gtm1260today at 3:41 PM

Nasa needs to send an iphone to mars - every photo from there looks so weird.