Martian clouds as seen by Mars Express |
Martian clouds as seen by Mars Express |
Dec 2 2010, 05:07 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Going through all the MEX pics in the database mentioned over on the "Phobos" thread is like entering a hidden cave piled up to the ceiling with jewels. It's possble to make great - if low resolution - colour images out of the RGB triplets, like this...
... and this... But some of the plain BW images are just... well... stunning... This one's been sharpened and contrast-tweaked, but I think it's one of the most beautiful Mars images I've ever seen, just because when you look at it you can't help but imagine what it would be like to stand under those wispy clouds and see them teased out across the pink sky above you by the marian winds... But don't take my word for it. Nip over to... ftp://psa.esac.esa.int/pub/mirror/MARS-EX...TED-V2.0/BROWSE ... and have a play for yourself! -------------------- |
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Dec 30 2016, 12:08 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
I concur. It's work like yours, Justin, that serves as a good reminder of the true capability of the HRSC. It's not as powerful as HiRISE, but one would be lying to say that it doesn't take images just as amazing as HiRISE. I noticed in the past week you also uploaded versions of these two oblique views of Mars by the HSRC, one of the Kasei Valles and one of Olympus Mons; both of which are also amazing! The latter in particular would make for a great lead image on the Olympus Mons Wikipedia article, methinks...
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