NASA wants you to help it navigate the surface of Mars

[Mike Wehner]

• NASA now lets you label images snapped by its Curiosity rover to help it and future Mars missions navigate the Red Planet's surface.
• The tool, called AI4Mars, can be accessed online via a web browser.
• Labeled images will be combined to generate a consensus on areas of the surface that appear safe and those that should be avoided.

Mars is an incredibly interesting place not only for scientists but for casual science lovers and space fans in general. With the Curiosity rover hanging around on the Red Planet's surface, we're regularly treated to some really stunning images, but actually participating in the mission isn't usually possible for the vast majority of us. That just changed.

NASA just launched a new program called AI4Mars that allows anyone and everyone to help guide the Curiosity rover on its journey across the planet. You can access the tool through your web browser, and it's an incredibly cool way to burn a few minutes while helping further humanity's knowledge of our nearest Earth-like neighbor.

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