Charon Surface Observations: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- TBD |
Charon Surface Observations: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- TBD |
Sep 29 2015, 11:53 PM
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Still, that is good. The recent images have so much going on. Later images transmitted and images on-the-ground-but-going-to PDS can only sweeten things.
https://univ.smugmug.com/New-Horizons-Missi..._5x1--annot.png --Bill -------------------- |
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Oct 1 2015, 05:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 20-April 05 From: Silesia Member No.: 299 |
-------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html |
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Oct 1 2015, 05:07 PM
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And more details: -------------------- - Lars
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Oct 1 2015, 05:18 PM
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Didn't notice this one earlier. Curious feature:
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Oct 1 2015, 07:47 PM
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Oct 1 2015, 08:08 PM
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What is the highest resolution we expect? I recall reading it in a journal article that I no longer have a link to. Something around 140 M/pixel is what comes to mind.
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Oct 1 2015, 11:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3009 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Whoa. Great images today for us Charon-ites.
Good color: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...mp;image_id=323 The hi-res track with color: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...mp;image_id=324 Charon and Pluto: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...mp;image_id=325 A CGI riff: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science...mp;image_id=326 And of course, that '70's Gold to hum along with, by The Knack: "My Charona": www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1T71PGd-J0 I'll be up for air by Sunday... --Bill -------------------- |
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Oct 2 2015, 11:42 AM
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Does anyone know, at what point on Charon's surface is the center of the Pluto-facing side?
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Oct 2 2015, 12:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3009 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Zero lat, zero longitude?
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Oct 2 2015, 01:43 PM
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That would certainly be a logical convention for mapping... and I believe the correct one. The caption to the first Charon map released by nasa was:
Global map of Charon as of July 30, 2015. The map is in simple cylindrical projection, with zero longitude (the Pluto-facing direction) in the center. It includes all available resolved images of the moon’s surface captured between July 7-14, 2015 on the anti-Pluto facing hemisphere. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute. -------------------- |
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Oct 3 2015, 02:24 AM
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Could you add a link? (If you did, I can't see it from my device).
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Oct 3 2015, 05:41 AM
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Oct 3 2015, 12:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 941 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
Yes, the maps in posts #6 & #7. Link
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Oct 3 2015, 01:06 PM
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Got it. I thought you were suggesting there was a newer map that included the most recently released imagery.
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Oct 3 2015, 04:25 PM
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The recently released image is so beautiful, I'm not really looking forward to seeing it embedded in a cylindrical map with the low resolution fuzz all around...
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