Messenger Venus flyby images |
Messenger Venus flyby images |
May 29 2015, 09:14 PM
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Regarding the few images released after the 6/5/2007 Messenger flyby of Venus:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10124 The image caption states that 614 images were acquired. Are these available? After all these missions, there is still a lack of (available) visible-light (non-UV) images of the 2nd rock. |
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May 30 2015, 12:54 AM
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Yes, they are available - all of the Messenger images are released through the PDS imaging node: http://img.pds.nasa.gov/ Visible light images are (almost) completely featureless with the exception of violet images so they aren't that useful. Thank you. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any full-disk views there, unless a mosaic can be assembled from the close-ups. In any case, I've always wanted a photo/image of Venus as our eyes would see it in person. I hope a future spacecraft using Venus for a gravity assist could snap a few photos. |
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May 30 2015, 01:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
The best one I've seen is this Mariner 10 attempt at a true-color image from its Venus flby. It was produced by Ricardo Nunes from Mariner's clear and blue filters.
Here's the URL for this and other Mariner 10 images by him: Mariner 10 - 1973/75 - "Mission to Mercury and Venus" -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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