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Posted by: SigurRosFan Jan 12 2007, 01:17 PM

During three years in orbit, the german HRSC experiment covered an area of 45 million km² (one-third of the planet's surface) with a resolution of 10 to 20 meters per pixel.

The following image is centred at 78° north latitude and 89° east longitude. The image data were taken from a distance of about 450 kilometers with a resolution of about 21 meters per pixel in orbit 3695 (november 23, 2006).

New Frosty Crater:

Posted by: Captain-S Jan 12 2007, 03:39 PM

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Can you post the link to the hires-Image please?
Cant find it at ESA

Thanks

Posted by: Captain-S Jan 12 2007, 06:17 PM

Found the site. Here we go... http://www.dlr.de/mars/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-207/422_read-6855/

Posted by: SigurRosFan Jan 13 2007, 02:52 PM

Correct. This was my source.

Posted by: marsbug Jan 13 2007, 08:32 PM

Thats stunning!

Posted by: nprev Jan 13 2007, 08:44 PM

Stunning indeed!!! While some of us (including myself) have knocked ESA in the past for low-quantity output of results, the quality of their releases is never less than outstanding! There may well be a method to their madness...

Notice the apparent "peeling-off" of the terrain around the crater...LOTS of layers exposed here. It looks way too rough for a conventional lander and/or rover, but it would sure be a terrific target area for a balloon/dirigible (no, not a helicopter! )

Posted by: SigurRosFan Feb 6 2007, 09:58 AM

Here's the english press release:

- http://www.dlr.de/mars/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-207/422_read-6855/

Posted by: ustrax Feb 9 2007, 09:39 AM

That is such an incredible image!

Posted by: ustrax Feb 12 2007, 02:04 PM

What can an hiker and Marsmaniac dreams be like?
Something like http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMOI5O2UXE_1.html!

Posted by: climber Feb 12 2007, 04:43 PM

"Real" hiking maps are at 1/25.000 on Earth. What can we do at 1/200.000 ?

Posted by: djellison Feb 12 2007, 04:48 PM

Helen had a good idea - once some DEMS are published, we could explore them with a moto-X simulator of some sort

Doug

Posted by: ustrax Feb 12 2007, 05:24 PM

Dude - seriously - the quoting.....some people!!! - Doug

I sure would love to see that Doug...

...Climber...You've got some at 1/50000...

Posted by: ustrax Feb 15 2007, 05:20 PM

This I didn't knew...

http://spaceurope.blogspot.com/2007/02/hard-but-decisive-hike-towards-mars.html