A new look at an old friend..., PDS images of "Oilean Ruaidh" |
A new look at an old friend..., PDS images of "Oilean Ruaidh" |
May 27 2011, 12:24 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
The latest release of calibrated MER images to the PDS (covering the period Sol 2341 - 2430) includes those taken of the meteorite "Oilean Ruaidh", which Oppy encountered and studied back in September last year (really?! That long ago?!?! Yep...). I used them to have another go at making some colour pics of the meteorite...
More here: http://roadtoendeavour.wordpress.com/2011/...t-an-old-friend And again, thanks to Emily for explaining how to use that data to make beautiful - and more accurate - pictures. -------------------- |
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May 27 2011, 02:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Dang that is nice. There is just something about those calibrated color images.
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May 31 2011, 02:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
What a beautiful meteorite! I love the way those specular parts stand out. That's my idea of something shiny spotted on the plains of Meridiani.
Do you know what sol that was imaged on? I wanted to compare that to a false color image made from the raw jpegs, but I couldn't find that particular view of the meteorite. -------------------- ...Tom
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May 31 2011, 03:27 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Boy howdy, Stu, yes, that is just freakin' beautiful!!! Iron-nickel meteorites are striking to look at in their own right, but seeing them sitting on the surface of Mars adds another dimension entirely.
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