Here are the panorama images I created for the "Mars Travel Guide" show at the William M Thomas Planetarium at Bakersfield College. All of the images are PNG 512 x 4096 in size with a transparent sky. The Spitz SciDome projection system uses Starry Night Dome which already came with a panorama for the Mars Pathfinder landing site and a full-dome movie clip of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's landing site in Gusev Crater.
Viking 1 at landing site in Chryse Planitia at latitude = +22.48 and longitude = -49.97. Not a full 360-deg pan, so some blank space at far right.
Viking 2 at landing site in Utopia Planitia at latitude = +47.97 and longitude = -225.74. Not a full 360-deg pan, so some blank space at far right.
MER Spirit at Troy on Husband Hill in Gusev Crater at latitude -14.60 and longitude = -184.47.
Opportunity at Eagle Crater where the rover landed in Meridiani Planum at latitude = +0.2 and longitude -357.5.
Opportunity at Endurance Crater.
Opportunity at Victoria Crater (not a full 360 pan, so blank space at far right). Also, not as much vertical content as other panoramas, so "ImageCentreDec" value set to higher number than for other pans (set to +20) for Starry Night Dome.
Opportunity at Santorini in Meridiani Planum on the way to Endeavour Crater.
Opportunity at Pillinger Point at edge of Endeavour Crater (not a full 360 pan, so blank space at far right).
Opportunity at Cape Tribulation at edge of Endeavour Crater (not a full 360 pan, so blank space at far right).
Mars Phoenix landing site at latitude +68.22 and longitude -125.75.
Curiosity at Bradbury landing site in Gale Crater.
Curiosity at Rocknest site in Yellowknife Bay of Gale Crater.
Curiosity rover at Murray Buttes in Gale Crater.
Curiosity rover at end of Murray Buttes in Gale Crater.
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InSight lander in Elysium Planitia is a 290-deg pan, so blank space added on far right.
Perseverance landing spot in Jezero Crater.
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last updated: February 23, 2021