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Tag Archives: OnSight
Mars VR software wins NASA award
A mixed-reality software that allows scientists and engineers to virtually walk on Mars recently received NASA’s 2018 Software of the Year Award. OnSight uses imagery from NASA’s Curiosity rover to create an immersive 3D terrain model, allowing users to wander … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, OnSight, Vera Rubin Ridge, virtual reality
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Take a walk on Mars — from home
When NASA scientists want to follow the path of the Curiosity rover on Mars, they can don a mixed-reality headset and virtually explore the Martian landscape. Starting today, everyone can get a taste of what that feels like. NASA’s Jet … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, OnSight, Pahrump Hills, Vera Rubin Ridge, virtual reality
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NASA, Microsoft collaborate to ‘Work on Mars’
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, OnSight will … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Gale Crater, HoloLens, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, Microsoft, MSL, NASA, OnSight
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