Print a Poster-Sized Augmented Reality Target for the NASA Spacecraft 3D App! 8/5/2012: The NASA Spacecraft 3D app (currently for iOS) can display a 3D augmented reality model of the Mars Rover Curiosity on a special printed target. The target can be printed to poster size so that the rover can be viewed at full scale through an iPhone or iPad. Print the PDF at 36" x 60" in black and white on a reprographics plotter if you have access to one. FedEx Office has over 1800 locations with these plotters that output at $0.75 per sq. ft. The cost for the full poster, then, is only USD $11.00. With the poster on the ground and acquired by the app, be sure to tap the zoom scale button plus one and back away to see the Curiosity rover at its 10 foot length. You can walk completely around and up to the rover to examine details such as the various scientific instruments. Try to find the 1909 Lincoln penny affixed to the camera calibration target! The poster can be folded in half four times down to 9 x 15" for easier storage. If torn, repair with clear tape. The target can sustain a pretty significant amount of defacing and still function. Mike Lee One Laptop per Child Learning Club DC http://www.olpclearningclub.org curiouslee@gmail.com Links to download the app and PDF are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/7678250202/

Augmented reality Curiosity rover in front of my Honda CRV.