App Takes Photos of Mars

Need a new app for your iPhone but aren't sure which to download?  If you have an iPhone, iPad or an Android device, an app can now be used to see images taken by NASA of the surface of Mars as it is being currently explored!

Image taken from NASA.

Mark Powell of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the creator of the FREE app, allows users to look through the new pictures taken from the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover, which has been on Mars since 2004.  This rover has been taking pictures and making discoveries since it arrived on the planet.

Opportunity's sister rover, The Spirit, is also on Mars therefore NASA plans to add pictures from her as well.  Both rovers were put on Mars in January 2004 for 90 days, however, the rovers stayed much later past their scheduled mission.  Spirit's mission ended in mid-2011, but Opportunity continues to explore Mars.
These six-wheeled vehicles, controlled by NASA employees, contains cameras and microscopic imager cameras to take pictures of small rocks and to take pictures of Mars.  The app will also send pictures directly to the app once new ones are available.

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