Mars Science Lab Cameras |
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May 20 2004, 01:23 PM
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Has anyone any idea what kind of imaging system is being proposed for the MSL? Would it be the same or simiilar to the MER's, or as improved as the MER pancams are to those that were used on Pathfinder?
With a nuclear power source for the rover, and hopefully the mars telecoms orbiter in place the data rate and data volume could be phenomenal |
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Mar 26 2010, 07:40 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Wow... that would propel MSL into a whole new catergory of cool, wouldn't it? Imagine the impact it would have if people could travel to Mars, virtually, in 3D, not just at an IMAX theatre but in their own local cinema a la AVATAR, etc. It could be the greatest leap forwards for Outreach, and for increasing public awareness of the worth of space exploration, for a generation.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease let that happen. -------------------- |
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Apr 26 2010, 04:43 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 6-January 10 From: Toronto, ON Member No.: 5163 |
Imagine the impact it would have if people could travel to Mars, virtually, in 3D, not just at an IMAX theatre but in their own local cinema a la AVATAR, etc. It could be the greatest leap forwards for Outreach, and for increasing public awareness of the worth of space exploration, for a generation. Definitely, it would be a huge leap for "public engagement" (NASA's new term for public outreach) to have a 3D high-definition movie that's REALLY from Mars—not just a computer animation like you see right now in documentaries on the Discovery Channel, and to have it in a real theatre rather than just in science center IMAX theatres like Hubble 3D. I am incredibly excited for this possibility. It's also personally exciting because I'll be one of the folks operating and targeting the Mastcam, so it would be really neat to take my family to a film using Mastcam footage so they can see it. -------------------- Twitter: @tanyaofmars
Web: http://www.tanyaofmars.com |
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