NASA released a 360-degree interactive panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover's point of view.

The image is actually a compilation of 900 photos — all of which Curiosity took while she was parked in an area called Rocknest in October and November of last year. Stitched together, the mosaic makes you feel like you're standing on the Red Planet with the rover. The full-resolution version is 1.3 billion pixels. To put that in perspective, a standard 5" x 7" photo is about 1,500 pixels wide and 2,100 pixels high.

There are two versions of Curiosity's panorama. The first, embedded below, has been white-balanced to show how the scene would look under Earth's lighting conditions. In other words, this is how the human eye would translate the terrain in what we perceive as a "normal" environment.

This second image maintains the original "raw" color. It's exactly what Curiosity saw with her camera.

Curiosity rover will soon enter a new phase of her life on Mars. After spending six months parked in the same area, the rover is about to embark on the 5-mile journey to Mount Sharp, the mission's primary destination.

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Image courtesy of NASA