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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, are Europe’s highest-resolution pictures so far of the Martian moon Phobos. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM21TVJD1E_0.html |
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Oct 18 2008, 03:35 AM
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In the article just quoted by charborob, there is an animation of Mars Express being diverted from its orbit during a close pass by Phobos. The interesting thing about this simulation is the way MEX returns to its original orbit after the deviation. It looks kind of like the maker of the simulation has added the symmetric plot of a normal distribution to the original unperturbed track of the spacecraft. Is this really how it would happen, or would the spacecraft experience a permanent change in its orbit due to the small gravity assist derived from Phobos? Observatoire Royal de Belgique must know a lot more than most of us about orbital mechanics, but maybe in this case they are pulling our legs and expecting us not to notice?
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Sunspot Phobos Nov 11 2004, 11:46 PM
Phil Stooke Here's a Mars Express Phobos image from orbit ... Nov 18 2006, 05:49 AM djellison What is it with the PDS/PSA and their total hatred... Nov 18 2006, 07:12 AM PhilCo126 Waaw thanks for sharing those! Nov 18 2006, 09:02 AM Phil Stooke Mea culpa - I see now that the second image from t... Nov 18 2006, 01:31 PM
tedstryk 600 MB? The biggest Phobos images from that orbit ... Nov 19 2006, 02:13 AM Phil Stooke I checked this after reading your question, Ted. ... Nov 19 2006, 03:22 AM Phil Stooke - and another in orbit 1558, but this one is from ... Nov 19 2006, 04:02 PM Phil Stooke I'm still exploring the Mars Express Phobos im... Nov 19 2006, 10:37 PM ugordan Nice image, Phil. Where do the JPEG-ish artifacts ... Nov 20 2006, 07:54 AM Phil Stooke No, I compressed it severely to reduce the file si... Nov 20 2006, 02:20 PM dilo Very impressive shot, Phil... resolution should be... Nov 20 2006, 07:45 PM dilo sorry, wrong re-post. Nov 20 2006, 07:52 PM Phil Stooke I will put the uncompressed image on an external w... Nov 20 2006, 11:57 PM tedstryk QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Nov 20 2006, 11:57 P... Nov 21 2006, 12:14 AM Phil Stooke Good point, Ted - actually I'll be reducing it... Nov 21 2006, 01:33 AM Phil Stooke Here's another one... orbit 748.
Phil
Nov 21 2006, 01:38 AM elakdawalla Oh, that's a nice one, Phil!
Are you meth... Nov 21 2006, 02:17 AM Phil Stooke I'm not being methodical, I'm just playing... Nov 21 2006, 03:30 AM Ian R Good grief! Is it my imagination, or are there... Nov 21 2006, 11:29 AM edstrick Despite impeccible logic and analysis "provin... Nov 21 2006, 11:37 AM Ian R Good catch on the splatter pattern Ed. That certai... Nov 21 2006, 11:45 AM tty QUOTE (Ian R @ Nov 21 2006, 01:45 PM) Goo... Oct 14 2007, 05:10 PM Phil Stooke Here's a link to the higher quality Phobos ima... Nov 21 2006, 02:20 PM elakdawalla I've mirrored it here...
http://s3.amazonaws.c... Nov 21 2006, 05:48 PM volcanopele Phil, do you know the pixel scale on that particul... Nov 21 2006, 06:36 PM Phil Stooke The PDS label says 5.9 m/pixel. and roughly 5000 ... Nov 21 2006, 06:55 PM dilo Thanks for the great image Phil, I hope one day yo... Nov 21 2006, 09:03 PM Phil Stooke Here's a nice new Phobos image from Mars Expre... Oct 14 2007, 02:18 PM Pygmee QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 14 2007, 03:18 P... Oct 15 2007, 08:29 PM scalbers Out of curiosity, how are things going with mappin... Oct 14 2007, 02:29 PM Phil Stooke I should have added to my previous post - it came ... Oct 14 2007, 05:04 PM elakdawalla Wow, Phil, that's a really cool image, thanks ... Oct 14 2007, 06:53 PM Stu ... and add a bit of colour, just 'cos it... Oct 14 2007, 09:04 PM nprev Great stuff, Phil & Stu!!! Now I k... Oct 15 2007, 03:00 AM Phil Stooke I found it in the place mentioned in post 30, abov... Oct 15 2007, 08:41 PM elakdawalla Here's the direct link to the Willner et al. a... Oct 17 2007, 04:57 PM scalbers Shall be interesting to see what shape model resul... Oct 19 2007, 03:43 PM elakdawalla Dr. Willner said I'd need to ask Neukum direct... Oct 19 2007, 03:45 PM Stu Wow, that's a gorgeous picture of Phobos, than... Oct 19 2007, 07:12 PM ugordan That picture was around for quite a while now: htt... Oct 19 2007, 07:23 PM Phil Stooke Here are a couple of Mars Express HRSC images of P... Nov 11 2007, 12:13 AM scalbers That's something with three different orientat... Nov 11 2007, 12:16 AM Tayfun Öner It is already gridded, it will be easy for Phil to... Nov 11 2007, 08:17 AM ilbasso At first glance, I thought we were looking at it t... Nov 11 2007, 06:48 PM Decepticon RE: Phobos Nov 11 2007, 09:43 PM peter59 The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars E... Feb 16 2008, 05:03 PM djellison HRSC itself is great, but the super resolution bol... Feb 16 2008, 05:19 PM algorimancer QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 16 2008, 11:19 AM)... Feb 16 2008, 10:57 PM ugordan I don't think it's motion smear, more like... Feb 16 2008, 11:13 PM algorimancer QUOTE (ugordan @ Feb 16 2008, 05:13 PM) I... Feb 17 2008, 02:05 PM peter59 Mars Express (MEX) release #2.
February 14, 2008
... Feb 16 2008, 06:39 PM peter59 Another high (??) resolution image.
Orbit 3769, P... Feb 16 2008, 06:50 PM djellison QUOTE (peter59 @ Feb 16 2008, 06:50 PM) A... Feb 16 2008, 09:09 PM Phil Stooke It certainly is not motion smear, but it does look... Feb 17 2008, 01:37 AM peter59 QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 17 2008, 02:37 A... Feb 17 2008, 07:34 AM peter59 QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 17 2008, 02:37 A... Feb 17 2008, 07:46 AM mgrodzki RE: Phobos Feb 17 2008, 03:26 AM djellison the S12 image is pushbroom.
PSF = Point Spread Fu... Feb 17 2008, 02:51 PM tedstryk Here is a quick attempt. There does seem to be mo... Feb 17 2008, 06:08 PM mgrodzki i am wondering the nature of these phobos and deim... Feb 17 2008, 09:00 PM tedstryk They were, for the most part, not in official rele... Feb 18 2008, 01:01 AM mgrodzki QUOTE (tedstryk @ Feb 17 2008, 08:01 PM) ... Feb 18 2008, 01:52 AM GravityWaves Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon
http:... Jul 16 2008, 01:02 PM Phil Stooke "As it flies by at a distance of 97 km, Mars ... Jul 16 2008, 05:14 PM tedstryk Yes, particularly the trailing hemisphere. Jul 16 2008, 06:08 PM dvandorn QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 16 2008, 12:14 P... Jul 17 2008, 03:57 AM Hungry4info Does anyone know when those images from the 97 km ... Jul 27 2008, 10:59 PM nprev Uh.... <Ahem!> Well, um...that's a p... Jul 28 2008, 12:06 AM elakdawalla Agustin Chicarro (project scientist) told me they ... Jul 28 2008, 12:14 AM Stu 00.12... bye bye Monday...
Maybe tomorrow... Jul 28 2008, 11:19 PM tedstryk He said Monday, but he didn't say which Monday Jul 29 2008, 01:22 AM Hungry4info QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jul 28 2008, 07:22 PM) ... Jul 29 2008, 03:45 AM nprev Hungry, just so you know (if you don't already... Jul 29 2008, 04:32 AM Hungry4info QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 28 2008, 11:32 PM) Hun... Jul 29 2008, 04:35 AM nprev QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Jul 28 2008, 09:35 P... Jul 29 2008, 04:37 AM Stu Just heard back from the ESA Media office...
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Thanks Stu,
I was be... Jul 29 2008, 07:55 PM CAP-Team Using spice kernels (for the spacecraft, Mars and ... Jul 29 2008, 09:53 PM djellison width of the HRSC swath is about 12 degrees - cove... Jul 29 2008, 11:49 PM bear10829 A photo of Phobos quoted to have been made during ... Jul 30 2008, 11:57 AM nprev If I read that correctly, the headline says ... Jul 30 2008, 12:06 PM Dominik Yes, the translation of the title is correct . Jul 30 2008, 12:41 PM lyford So can we nickname Phobos-Grunt "SPUDnik?... Jul 30 2008, 03:14 PM 3488 Link to DLR site of the Phobos Grunt landing site.... Jul 30 2008, 03:38 PM volcanopele Here is the link to the press release:
http://www... Jul 30 2008, 04:00 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (volcanopele @ Jul 30 2008, 11:00 A... Jul 30 2008, 04:08 PM elakdawalla I don't know about distortion -- Phobos looks ... Jul 30 2008, 04:45 PM elakdawalla The opposite of a usual activity: take apart an an... Jul 30 2008, 04:53 PM ilbasso Interesting, the relatively small number of the ti... Jul 30 2008, 05:08 PM hendric I just had a really dumb idea, looking at that moo... Jul 30 2008, 10:34 PM jasedm The best (for me) explanation I've heard for t... Jul 31 2008, 12:31 PM Paolo In Astronomy & Astrophysics: New astrometric o... Aug 21 2008, 07:42 AM SteveM QUOTE (Paolo @ Aug 21 2008, 02:42 AM) In ... Aug 21 2008, 09:48 PM Harkeppler Mayby grooves on phobos seem not to be due to seco... Aug 21 2008, 09:52 AM charborob Interesting article about Phobos on the ESA websit... Oct 16 2008, 07:23 PM peter59 I checked "forgotten" Mars Express archi... Nov 6 2009, 02:47 PM Phil Stooke I like the last two transit images! More clos... Nov 6 2009, 02:55 PM charborob Transit image modified to show the Martian surface... Nov 6 2009, 04:17 PM |
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