Mars Explorer with HiRISE DEM/Texture Options

[charborob]

This movie is simply fantastic. If I didn't know you were working with DEMs, I would swear you were actually going to Mars in your own spaceship and taking your movies in situ.
Could you post a vertical view of the area showing the camera path?

[ustrax]

Come on guys, stop that...this is too much.

[Marz]

Excellent! Was Candor's topography the main reason MSL got cold feet for this site, or are the remaining 4 sites much more promising for mission objectives?

[Mars3D]

Could you post a vertical view of the area showing the camera path?

I've added the path manually in photoshop so its not 100% accurate. I'll try and get the software to automatically generate this kind of thing for future animations.
Path
The animation starts bottom left.

[charborob]

Thanks a lot for the path! That's exactly what I was hoping for.

An idea just jumped into my mind. What if you added in a corner of your flyovers a vertical view of the area showing the path travelled and a moving dot indicating the camera location? A bit like what we see in computer games.

This is just a suggestion. It may not be easily feasible, and I can't even imagine the work needed already to create your flyovers, so don't think that I want to lay a burden on you, especially since I am a complete ignorant on the subject.

[Mars3D]

An idea just jumped into my mind. What if you added in a corner of your flyovers a vertical view of the area showing the path travelled and a moving dot indicating the camera location? A bit like what we see in computer games.

I've added that now. I'm not sure if I'll show it in future animations but its a nice feature to have.

[Tesheiner]

I have only now seen this last animation, after checking the latest entry on Emily's blog (Unbelievably spectacular flight through Candor Chasma) and I truly think that such title is 100% right! It's an incredible experience.


(Doug, we should include additional emoticons to the editor; I was looking for one meaning "jaw on the floor" but couldn't find it)

[Explorer1]

(Doug, we should include additional emoticons to the editor; I was looking for one meaning "jaw on the floor" but couldn't find it)

I think this one expressed me perfectly when I saw that video:

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I half-thought about using it as an avatar, but I figured it's rather distracting.

[Mars3D]

Heres some new animations:

Olympus Mons Basal Scarp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcS_dftaE5U
produced from this data
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/dtm/dtm.php?ID=PSP_001432_2015

Eberswalde crater inverted channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0Kz12bTPw
Eberswalde crater moutain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLZdswu44U
These two animations were produced from the data here http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/dtm/dtm.php?ID=PSP_008272_1560. I am probably outside the MSL landing elipse with those animations but I am just picking the interesting scenery

I can now produce youtube animations in analygraph 3d using youtubes new 3d feature. This is just a test video of candor chasma to see if it works. You'll need the coloured glasses to see the 3d effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02gwaCcsBwQ

[helvick]

Incredible, you've stepped things up from the previous animations quite significantly. I love the FOV\context map and the altitude\speed indicators, they really help put everything in context. I've always wanted to wander around the Olympus Mons Basal Scarp but I never thought it would be as dramatic as this.

Pure gold.

[nprev]

Jeez, what else is there to say? These are spellbinding to watch. Thanks!!!

[scalbers]

Amazing earlier animation of Candor Chasma - looks like being there, somewhat like parts of Utah. I looked on Google Mars to try and get some context for where this is:



I wonder if more images and DEMS will eventually be available in this area?