clipped from: Two animations released by Nasa allow viewers to "hang-glide" over the terrain currently being explored by the US space agency's Mars rovers.
The animations were created using pictures taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
MRO used its HiRise camera to take images of the same site from different angles over several orbits.
This provided the 3D mapping data needed to animate a flypast over the Red Planet.
The animations were created to support the twin robotic rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, in their ongoing explorations of the Red Planet.
The movies reveal in exquisite detail the geology of the Columbia Hills, which are being explored by Spirit, and Victoria Crater, where Opportunity is currently based.
And they provide an impressive display of MRO's capabilities, backed up by the most powerful camera ever sent to Mars.
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