This project aimed to enhance NASA’s Mars 2020 and MSL rover missions with a VR stereoscopic panorama viewer, offering a new level of situational awareness for assessing remote and low-fidelity terrain targets. Traditional 3D viewing methods often fall short for distant observations required in rover planning and science target evaluation. Built for the Meta Quest 2, the viewer provides an immersive, high-resolution 3D environment that improves clarity and spatial perception, making it easier for scientists and engineers to evaluate rover paths and potential science targets safely.

As a key contributor, I focused on the VR user interface (UI/UX) design and the rover traverse path assessment, ensuring intuitive controls and an effective visual representation of traverse routes. The viewer’s automated scene generation and data overlays, integrated with NASA’s RSVP Qard View, allowed users to dynamically assess terrain hazards and scientific points of interest.