The power of HiRISE |
The power of HiRISE |
Oct 9 2008, 08:04 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Busy preparing a new Outreach talk here, and have been trying to find some images to illustrate the "power" of HiRISE for a non-technical audience. Playing about with - sorry, carefully looking at the images on - the addictive Mars Global Data site I found a cute landslide on Xanthe Terra that does the trick nicely. Using the IAS Viewer you can zoom in on the boulders carried down the slope by the landslide and even see cracks and splits in them... unbelievable...!
Anyone else got any fave examples? -------------------- |
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Jan 27 2010, 03:01 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Nice catch; that is truly weird. Based on other nearby features I'd say it was the remains of a multiple crater rim but it looks truly odd. Note the image is not HiRISE but CTX! I checked HiWish and there is no HiRISE image over the feature. I won't preempt your find; you should go to HiWISH and ask for a higher resolution view!
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Jan 27 2010, 10:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 710 Joined: 28-September 04 Member No.: 99 |
HiRISE but CTX! You're right. Forgot to mention that. There is no "The power of CTX" thread yet... I checked HiWish and there is no HiRISE image over the feature. I won't preempt your find; you should go to HiWISH and ask for a higher resolution view! You can go right ahead if you (Hi)wish. But I don't think a higher resolution image would help in this case. The HiBlog warns: First, make sure you justify the image in terms of small-scale features that might be seen, things like boulders or thin layers or dunes, not giant volcanoes or channels. We need to know how HiRISEs meter-scale resolution is necessary, especially if there are existing MOC, CTX, HSRC or other images of the area. |
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