NASA has released a 360-degree panoramic photo of Mars.
The rover, which was sent by NASA to explore the planet and determine if life once existed on its surface, captured the latest images on Aug. 5.
The Huffington Post reported that the 360-degree video, posted to YouTube, shows the planet's features, including geographic formations like mesas, buttes, called the Murray Buttes, and a mountain dubbed Mount Sharp.
NASA said in a post on its website that a goal of the exploration is to learn if Mars had life in the form of microbes billions of years ago, based on its freshwater lake conditions and, if so, how it "evolved into harsher, arid conditions much less suited to supporting life."
NASA said the mission is also "monitoring the modern environment of Mars."
See NASA's 360-degree video below:
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