Mars Explorer with HiRISE DEM/Texture |
Mars Explorer with HiRISE DEM/Texture |
Feb 2 2010, 01:34 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 26-January 10 From: Reading, UK Member No.: 5192 |
I've modified my Mars Explorer terrain engine to use the new HiRISE data. This video shows me flying around the Gullies DEM. It's running at about 30 fps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gt7XDaXAWg I hope to make a download of the software available in the next week or two. - Adrian |
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Feb 16 2010, 05:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 214 Joined: 30-December 05 Member No.: 628 |
Wow - no vertical exaggeration. It looks like rough terrain even for (or perhaps especially for) a three billion dollar nuclear powered rover. Could one of these images be modified to indicate a ground track for this flight, especially with respect to the anticipated Curiosity landing ellipse? Maybe there are even better context photos available - I just recalled seeing this one on the planetary society blog.
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000589/ It's a wonderful flying sensation. I have tried the interactive flight simulator included in Google Mars, but this has much more detail. Just for fun, how about adding a sound track with some engine hum and the whistle of a very attenuated Martian wind? |
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