ExploringWorlds: Taking you to real places in the solar system
Exploring Worlds
Visit the Moon
Visit all the Apollo landing sites. Spot the lunar descent stages (still left on the Moon) and see the astronauts’ bootprints and buggy tracks, still visible 50 years later.
Visit Mars
Visit locations on Mars where humans have yet to set foot. Some images use false colors to highlight different types of material (dust, rock, etc.).
Immerse yourself
Place the landscapes on a table top or floor. When on the floor, expand its size, raise it off the floor, turn off the camera, and immerse yourself by literally walking through the landscape.
Video: Getting started with ExploringWorlds
Video: Activating ExploringWorld’s advanced features
Video: Tour of all six Apollo landing site
Video: Switching between AR and VR modes in Jezero Crater on Mars
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the HiRISE and LROC teams for producing the incredible images and data sets we use in this program.
Mars images and DTM data provided by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
https://www.uahirise.org
Moon images and DTM data provided by NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
https://www.lroc.asu.edu
And the incredible full Moon image:
Full Moon image by Gregory H. Revera
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FullMoon2010.jpg
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