Reprocessing Historical Images, Looking for REALLY big challenges? |
Reprocessing Historical Images, Looking for REALLY big challenges? |
Apr 21 2005, 11:26 PM
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Jun 3 2005, 03:39 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10185 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
The Soviets also made map-projected versions of the pans, but they appeared only in obscure publications. It's too bad they didn't get more widespread publicity, but maybe we will be able to create the definitive maps ourselves now. These venera images were, and still are, a remarkable achievement.
It is interesting to look ahead to what could be done in future. The Veneras dropped blindly onto an essentially unknown surface, but future probes could be targeted for specific geologic units. If we could get a simple probe with a bit of surface chemistry, descent imaging and a high resolution pan in areas of known geologic context we would get to know Venus a lot better. That sort of mission should be well within the Discovery budget as it's very short and landing is easy. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Jun 3 2005, 05:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 259 Joined: 23-January 05 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 156 |
QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jun 3 2005, 03:39 AM) ... If we could get a simple probe with a bit of surface chemistry, descent imaging and a high resolution pan in areas of known geologic context we would get to know Venus a lot better. That sort of mission should be well within the Discovery budget as it's very short and landing is easy. ... On the off chance someone here hasn't seen it, there's a Venus Geophysical Lander proposal from the 1990s at Malin Space Science Systems. |
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Jun 3 2005, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Jun 3 2005, 06:32 AM) On the off chance someone here hasn't seen it, there's a Venus Geophysical Lander proposal from the 1990s at Malin Space Science Systems. It looks like the old Voyager-Mars design! Smaller, though... -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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