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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, are Europe’s highest-resolution pictures so far of the Martian moon Phobos. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM21TVJD1E_0.html |
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
Here's a Mars Express Phobos image from orbit 1607- a distant view. There is a close view on this orbit, but I haven't got the patience to download 600 Mb of mostly dark sky.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Founder ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Chairman Posts: 14433 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 ![]() |
What is it with the PDS/PSA and their total hatred of Zip/Rar/GZ'ing files that actuall comrpess REALLY well...
At least the small bodies node have the right attitude for this stuff. Doug |
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Waaw thanks for sharing those!
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
Mea culpa - I see now that the second image from that orbit, the 600 MB file, is of Mars, not Phobos.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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![]() Interplanetary Dumpster Diver ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 ![]() |
600 MB? The biggest Phobos images from that orbit are about 2 MB. Where were you looking? I was on the PDS Geosciences node.
Here are the two highest resolution images from this orbi (1607). ![]() -------------------- |
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
I checked this after reading your question, Ted. The Data directory has the full res images, and for the largest image from that orbit it says:
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:49 AM 697587740 h1607_0009_nd2.img 697 Mb. But I was mistaken in thinking it was Phobos, I assumed that without checking - the second set of images from 1607 are of Mars. Even so, the largest Phobos image on that orbit, the nd2 image, is 9548940 bytes. Your images are the "super-resolution" images which are a lot smaller. There are some very similar images of Phobos in orbit 1574 as well. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
I'm still exploring the Mars Express Phobos images. This, I think, is the highest resolution image yet, from orbit 756. The original file was 169 MB, but largely dark sky. I have played with the contrast a bit to brighten the terminator. Several blocks casting shadows can be found along the terminator.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 ![]() |
Nice image, Phil. Where do the JPEG-ish artifacts come from, was this one lossy compressed before transmission?
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
No, I compressed it severely to reduce the file size for posting on UMSF.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 ![]() |
Very impressive shot, Phil... resolution should be around 3m/pixel!
The file you posted is only 460k, I think is worth to re-post a less compressed version... please! -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 ![]() |
sorry, wrong re-post.
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Solar System Cartographer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10192 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 ![]() |
I will put the uncompressed image on an external website tomorrow.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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![]() Interplanetary Dumpster Diver ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 ![]() |
I will put the uncompressed image on an external website tomorrow. Phil The best I could do with 16 bit lossless compression was over 9 MB! -------------------- |
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