Consumers can change angles on the fly, which is equivalent to moving the point of reference up or down 30 degrees. Four full Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound audio tracks combine with the six angles to make an extremely entertaining and interesting presentation. Consumers can explore the surface of Mars around the Pathfinder landing site and get close up 3D looks at each rock visited by the Sojourner Rover. This section has video, audio, text and graphics including four different liftoff sequences, as well as detailed footage of the Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander missions. The Interactive Maps section includes over 900 chapters that are linked by over 8,000 menu buttons to form a fully interactive map of Mars.
Users can zoom in, zoom out, and pan in eight directions.
Official IAU nomenclature for over 2000 features on Mars can be displayed. The title is highly interactive with over 1,000 individual media elements that can be displayed. The Gallery section includes 33 different works of art from three renowned space artists. Four different slide shows are included providing an in depth look at the 200 largest features on Mars, including craters, valleys, volcanoes, mountain ranges, canyons, and rifts. Each slide show includes a full Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound audio track and an informational subtitle track.