If you want to see the martian surface up close, check out this billion pixel image viewer of images stitched together, all taken by the Curiosity Rover on Mars.
Go full screen and zoom in. the detail is amazing. The viewer really gives me the sense I'm there. Mount Sharp looks amazing.
http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/interactives/billionpixel/index.cfm?image=PIA16919&view=pano
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Mars Exploration Program: Interactive: Billion-Pixel View of Mars from Curiosity Rover
Exploration of the Planet Mars – missions, videos, images and information
