Lost landers from HiRISE, The next step |
Lost landers from HiRISE, The next step |
Jan 3 2007, 08:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1062 |
Okay, we now have definitive pictures of VL1, 2, Spirit, Opportunity, and a Pathfinder coming up soon. So, now, what would the lost landers look like, starting with Beagle, MPL, and Mars 6, which will be the easiest to find of the landers. Just curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
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Feb 18 2012, 04:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
On the HiRise website this week (Feb2012) they posted an image that may contain the Soviet Mars 6 lander.
The press release said that this particular image-site was picked by the CTX team based on a bright spot ... it turned out to be cracked bedrock in the HiRise image. Here is Spirit's site with CTX at 3X! (using JP2000 base image and post processed for sharpness) circa 2010 Here is Opportunity's site with CTX at 3X (JP2000) circa 2008 IMHO ... CTX images can not image parachutes or landers. It has a resolution of almost 20 meters per pixel. (HiRise is 100 times better). The minimum parachute-hunting camera is probably the MGS-MOC (1.5 - 3meters). But I sure am glad the CTX guys got their HiWish in the Mars 6 area (good job guys, now get those HiRise guys to go a little to the west!) notes: Viking-1 - parachute faintly visible in HiRise Viking-2 - parachute NOT visible in HiRise Pathfinder - parachute visible in HiRise Soviets 3,6 - ???? MPL and Beagle - we need a location, some luck, and a bigger camera! -------------------- CLA CLL
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Feb 18 2012, 04:34 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
It has a resolution of almost 20 meters per pixel. (HiRise is 100 times better). No, CTX resolution is 6 meters per pixel. <snark>Clearly it's too bad they didn't consult you before taking that wasted photo.</snark> -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Feb 21 2012, 04:11 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 21-September 06 Member No.: 1172 |
It maybe interesting to you that a parachute-like feature was recently spotted in the Mars 3 landing area. Amateurs from russian Novosti-kosmonavtiki forum have discovered a bright patch, 8 meters in size, "covering" nearby rocks.
HIRISE image PSP_006154_1345, grayscale, map-projected, pixel coords: 18302,54327 Looks pretty strange, unlike any bedrocks I've seen. Could it be related to Mars 3 mission? |
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