🚀 Mars Rover Image Viewer

This Python project uses NASA's public API to fetch and display raw images captured by the Curiosity Rover on Mars. Users input a Martian solar day ("sol") to request and view photos taken by the rover’s front hazard avoidance camera.

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📸 Example Output

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🧠 What This Project Demonstrates

• Real-world API integration with authentication.
• JSON parsing of nested responses.
• Image downloading and handling with requests.
• Image visualization using matplotlib.
• Simple input validation for user experience.

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📁 Files Included

File Name	Description
apiProject.py	Main Python script that fetches, saves, and shows image.
rover.jpg	Sample downloaded image after script is run.

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⚙️ How to Run

1. Clone or download the repository.
2. Navigate to the folder in your terminal.
3. Make sure requests and matplotlib are installed:

   pip install requests matplotlib

4. Run the script: python apiProject.py
5. Enter a number between 14 and 3291 when prompted to select a Martian sol.

🌐 API Reference NASA Mars Rover Photos API: https://api.nasa.gov/

You must use a valid API key — the project currently uses a demo key. You can register for your own at the same link.

🧑‍💻 Author Veer Sawhney This project was created as part of my exploration into using real-world APIs and working with multimedia data in Python.