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Posted by: jmknapp Mar 10 2004, 11:41 AM

Raw images released yesterday, but about a week old--"Last Chance":



http://www.copperas.com/astro/ocrop_uncal.jpg

Pancam L234567 composite

Images acquired: Sol 38 13:51 (March 3 00:48)


JPL 3D perspective:


JPL reported on March 5: "At Meridiani Planum, Opportunity has finished taking a set of 114 microscope images of a rock called "Last Chance" to examine details of the rock's layering structure."

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/opportunity_m039.html

Posted by: djellison Mar 10 2004, 12:51 PM

I ran a 4-5-6 x 7 in Photosop



Nice to get these full 2->7 sets isnt it!

Doug

Posted by: jmknapp Mar 10 2004, 02:56 PM

I live for the L2-7 sets!

Not sure what all the extra spectral info adds if anything--thus far--but something unusual might crop up eventually in the odd band.

Here's a comparison between my version and yours, with similar contrast levels:

Posted by: djellison Mar 10 2004, 03:30 PM

The big difference I've seen is between L2 and L4 of Endurance crater. L4 is mild, L2 is almost GLOWING! a full composite, and an L456 of that should be very different


Doug

Posted by: jmknapp Mar 10 2004, 04:24 PM

I tried that a while back but wasn't satisfied with the result. Too grainy and nothing too out of the ordinary:



And with different spectra highlighted:



All in all, there was more detail in the released JPL image:

Posted by: djellison Mar 10 2004, 04:26 PM

HOW DID THEY DO THAT

Grr - I hate them sometimes

Doug