When to Use the Curiosity Rover Traverse 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
Open Curiosity Rover Traverse 3D Explorer when you want to see how far a real Mars rover has actually driven since landing, or to place named milestones like Pahrump Hills and Vera Rubin Ridge on one route - not to check the rover's live current position or study the terrain relief of all of Mars.
A landing-to-now walkthrough
A walkthrough starts at Bradbury Landing (Sol 0) to see the 0 km starting point, then steps through Pahrump Hills (Sol 753, about 9 km) and Vera Rubin Ridge (Sol 1,750 to Sol 2,300) to the most recently reported position near Gediz Vallis Ridge (about 36.1 km) - watching the distance-driven figures grow at each real, published stop.
Sessions this explorer does not fit
Sessions this page does not fit are checking the rover's live current position right now - NASA's own mission-status pages are the source for that - or exploring the terrain relief of all of Mars rather than one rover's path inside one crater - use the Mars Terrain 3D Explorer for that. Walk the controls in the step-by-step guide.
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