Explore Mars with NASAs new apps
Posted on: 07/Aug/2015 11:40:07 AM
Rover Curiosity landed on the planet Mars three years ago. In order to commemorate the three-year anniversary of Mars rover Curiosity landing on the Red Planet, NASA has unveiled two new free web apps that help dissipate the mystery surrounding the dusty planet.
The more interesting of the two new apps is Experience Curiosity, which allows you to take direct control of a simulated Curiosity rover. Using scientific data fed back from Curiosity itself, NASA has rebuilt the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater for intrepid Mars explorers.
To add a more educational slant, NASA has added in some interesting guided tours of Mars, along with narrated lessons about each of Curiosity`s points of discovery and even how the rover works.The second app on offer is Mars Trek, essentially a Google Maps for Mars.
