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It could be any stretch of dry land under a cloudless sky. The soil looks just as gritty and reddish brown, the rocks just as chunky and carelessly strewn, the far-off hills just as smoothly formed as any arid place known to humans. But this is not Earth. It is Mars. And the pale sky and sandy, coarse ground is truly and utterly alien. Over the course of five months last year, NASA's Spirit rover captured shot after shot of this area, which the space group dubbed the "Low Ridge." More than 1,400 of the images were then pieced together to form this remarkable—and interactive—panorama of the Martian vista. Hosted by a German site of 360-degree views, Winter on Mars allows you to scroll endlessly across this part of the Red Planet's surface and then, if you want, swoop upwards into its thin, blank atmosphere.

Jan 01, 2008
Good-Bye From Yahoo! Picks - Good-bye!

Dec 31, 2007
Long Awkward Pose - smile for the camera. Keep smiling.

Dec 28, 2007
Starship Dimensions - space invaders.

Dec 27, 2007
Kiddie Records Weekly - the gang's all here.

Dec 26, 2007
Japander.com - money changes everything.

Dec 25, 2007
Scared of Santa - who is that bearded man?

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