Embark on an interactive virtual reality tour of the red planet using your smartphone. Explore famous landing sites, witness Martian phenomena like dust storms, and observe scientific missions in action. This educational adventure brings the wonders of Mars directly to you.
2.0.4
May 9, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Welcome to the latest version of Mars Walk. We’ve added several new features to enhance your Martian expedition and have made numerous performance updates to make the application run even better. Starting here on Earth, your journey will now begin by locating Mars in the night sky. After travelling to the Red Planet, you will explore the Martian landscape, collecting 11 new hidden objects, learning more about the different regions of the planet and its historical missions. Do you want to learn about the weather on Mars? Be sure to visit the region where the Curiosity Rover is operating to get daily weather updates from the spacecraft itself!
MoreMars Walk is a virtual reality adventure that allows you to explore the surface of Mars using your smartphone. It offers an interactive and educational tour of the red planet, featuring famous landing sites and scientific missions.
You can walk the surface of Mars and explore landing sites for InSight, Viking, and Curiosity. You can also experience dust storms, observe InSight gathering data, visit Viking landers, and follow Curiosity as it collects samples.
Yes, Mars Walk is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, making it a completely free educational experience.
The app is designed to be experienced using your smartphone. For an enhanced virtual reality experience, a cardboard VR device is recommended, and a separate VR version, Mars Walk VR, is available.
Mars Walk provides an engaging way to learn about Mars by virtually visiting key locations and observing scientific instruments. It aims to inspire students by offering a hands-on (virtual) look at space exploration and planetary science.
