NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory just uploaded a video to YouTube that lets you see exactly what the first Mars rover saw in 1997, now in stunning virtual reality.
The 360-degree video uses the imagery from the 1997 mission to stitch together an immersive experience so people can move around and look in all directions. Using Google Cardboard will make the view even better.
Arriving on July 4, 1997, the Pathfinder lander delivered the first successful rover to the planet, called Sojourner.
Researchers only thought Sojourner would last about a week on the surface, but the small rover kept transmitting data and photographs back to NASA for 83 days.
Check out the VR video below:
Though Sojourner is no longer exploring, its big brothers Spirit and Opportunity are still running strong on the Martian surface, even sending back epic selfies like this one.
