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Nerdy Curio

 February 12, 2018

Curiosity at Martian Scenic Overlook

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In today's Nerdy Curio from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a descriptive tour of the Mars rover's view in Gale Crater. The white-balanced scene looks back over the journey so far.

Aired January 30, 2018

All NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory content is available at www.jpl.nasa.gov

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    Erica N
    That was really cool to see! I wish they had explained a bit more about what the white balancing does, or shown for a few seconds what the scene looks like without that. Would have been interesting.
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    Pam H
    14 complete stops, umpteen stutters, over three minutes to complete. Oh, yes, look, it's NASA again.
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    Erica N
    This comment seems mean-spirited. These sorts of video issues are about a bad internet connection. Nothing to do with JPL or NASA in general.
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    Pam H
    Disagree. Every other video I watch on Curious runs fine. YouTube runs fine. NASA runs lousy. Every time. Every clip. Always. Only NASA. No-one else. How can it be a fault at my end? It's not as if they are sending the stuff direct from Mars, is it.
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    Chris R
    Look up about bandwidth for video and what a graphics processor card does. You need to upgrade one or both, or a driver of some kind. The NASA videos are generally the most visually intensive on Curios, meaning there's a lot more for your device to process through the many parts it uses before showing an image on your screen. It doesn't just magically appear.
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