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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Jun 2 2015, 05:16 AM
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Interesting. I hadn't seen that Messenger image myself. Had any comment been made about ground visibility with that image? Fascinating!
I also would like to note the interesting linear clouds towards the upper left of the dark region. Would be nice if that were smoke. Here's the same image with the primary set to negative Edit: clarity -------------------- |
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Jun 2 2015, 08:36 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 17-December 12 From: Portugal Member No.: 6792 |
You can't see the surface in visual wavelengths.
The "atmospheric windows" are on the IR bands. To view details on the clouds, simply use images on the UV band. Much better than trying to process visible images. An interesting mission for that was Pioneer Venus. I've tried to put together a small image library of full disk UV images: http://www.astrosurf.com/nunes/explor/explor_pvenus.htm On this case there might be some geometric distortion, since the "camera" was a Photopolarimeter, just like on P10 and P11. -------------------- www.astrosurf.com/nunes
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