Pluto Surface Observations 2: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 10 Oct 2015- 1 Feb 2016 |
Pluto Surface Observations 2: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 10 Oct 2015- 1 Feb 2016 |
Oct 13 2015, 09:05 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This thread is for discussion of NH Pluto surface observations received after 10 Oct 2015.
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Oct 22 2015, 08:21 PM
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Looks like stereo imaging is starting to be assembled. Story
Below is a flicker animation for those without glasses. I might do a tween on this to see if it reveals anything but I don't expect that it would. Differences are pretty small. Nonetheless, and if feels cliche and beaten to death to say, but if Pluto couldn't get more bizarre, those craters are fantastically deep bowl shapes. -------------------- |
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Oct 22 2015, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4252 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
fantastically deep bowl shapes It's impossible to know how deep the craters are without knowing the difference in viewpoints between the two frames. This is a well-known feature of anaglyphs - the apparent depth of features depends on how far apart the two frames were taken. (And also on factors such as how close you are to the computer display when you view it.) It looks like the frames have been geometrically distorted so that they match over most of the surface, ie so that most of the surface appears flat in the stereo views. You should look at the original frames to get a sense of how far apart they were taken (or better, calculate it based on the metadata). That would allow you to actually measure the depths of the craters. |
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