Curiosity Rover's stunning new 1.8 Giga pixel panorama mosaic highest resolution yet

[gary]

JPL has published what it says is the Curiosity Mars Rover's highest
resolution panorama yet.

A mosaic of more than 1000 images taken over the Thanksgiving holiday,
the final composite contains 1.8 billion pixels.

JPL have also produced a short video with a commentary to showcase
the panorama.

Story, images, video here :-
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8621/nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-snaps-its-highest-resolution-panorama-yet/?site=msl

YouTube panorama - wait to load, then pan :-
https://youtu.be/0fva2pH41FM

[multiweb]

Saw a selfie of the rover on FB that looked really worn and dusty. Also shows some damages on the wheels. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-selfie-shows-curiosity-the-mars-chemist . It looks still white and quite good on that last shot. Maybe went through a windy area or mars carwash.