MSL "Drive, drive, drive" toward Glenelg, The scientists (mostly) get the keys - sols 38-56 |
MSL "Drive, drive, drive" toward Glenelg, The scientists (mostly) get the keys - sols 38-56 |
Sep 26 2012, 04:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2073 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Yes, that makes Gale crater that much more familiar, and not just the bluish background!
All we need now is another Earthrise/set... |
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Sep 26 2012, 04:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
OMG! I've never seen such an image, such a clear shot of an alien moon taken from the surface of another planet in which the moon is clearly outlined. Yeah, I was getting technical with my post, but what I forgot to say was Incredibly cool. And I don't recall any crescent view of Phobos from MER, though pancam certainly could resolve it. And if you squint just right, maybe a crater on the terminator? Back on the ground, I'm absolutely loving the sol45 MR sequence, showing the mesas with a lower sun than we've seen before. Plus now we've got the baseline we've been waiting for. Here's an anaglyph: And side-by-side version: Can't wait for a certain member to mosaic this... |
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Sep 26 2012, 04:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
"...posing his question based on the article on the AEGIS software."
Helps if that was included in the question. Still stand by my reply. Back seat driving is not what we need here. They do drives and software upgrades and everything else at the pace they'll do it, when they're ready and as the situation allows. Enjoy the ride! |
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Sep 26 2012, 05:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3225 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
Here are some screen shots from Celestia of Phobos at the time. Looks like the image was taken shortly after sunset.
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Sep 26 2012, 08:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1078 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
Incredibly cool. And I don't recall any crescent view of Phobos from MER, though pancam certainly could resolve it. ...and if you look very carefully, you can even see an hint of the reflected light from Mars on the night side of Phobos... Here are 2 quick enhancements, just to show you that the effect is real and not the result from a processing artifact : 1. the "crude" view 2. a more "more natural" view with the equalizing of gray values. Enjoy |
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Sep 26 2012, 08:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
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Sep 26 2012, 10:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 7-August 12 From: Garberville, CA Member No.: 6500 |
"Humongous Anaglyph III"
Sol 45 and Sol 23 MC100 with a 210 meter wide baseline... Yup. Elvis has now left the building... 20016x2267px 6.85MB The times of day were different, so the shadows are a bit mis-matched, and with such a wide baseline, getting the correct red-blue separation is tricky because close and far objects require lots of eye adjustments. But I could tweak for weeks. Better to share.... -------------------- "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot
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Sep 26 2012, 11:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 19-September 12 Member No.: 6658 |
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Sep 26 2012, 12:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 |
Stunning!
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Sep 26 2012, 12:47 PM
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Chief Assistant Group: Admin Posts: 1409 Joined: 5-January 05 From: Ierapetra, Greece Member No.: 136 |
"Humongous Anaglyph III" Sol 45 and Sol 23 MC100 with a 210 meter wide baseline... Yup. Elvis has now left the building... 20016x2267px 6.85MB -IMG- The times of day were different, so the shadows are a bit mis-matched, and with such a wide baseline, getting the correct red-blue separation is tricky because close and far objects require lots of eye adjustments. But I could tweak for weeks. Better to share.... Monster anaglyphs could indeed take weeks to tweak.... just a small preview for now what glorious views we're getting these past sols ! -------------------- photographer, space imagery enthusiast, proud father and partner, and geek.
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Sep 26 2012, 01:48 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10127 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
The Phobos image reminded me of an early Viking image:
There are some messy JPG artifacts, but a couple of craters are certainly real. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Sep 26 2012, 01:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 656 Joined: 20-April 05 From: League City, Texas Member No.: 285 |
...And I don't recall any crescent view of Phobos from MER, though pancam certainly could resolve it.... Given a couple of shots like that, allowing a few degrees of motion between them, I could even envision a stereoscopic perspective of Phobos -- that would be very cool. |
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Sep 26 2012, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
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Sep 26 2012, 02:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1078 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Close to Meudon Observatory in France Member No.: 172 |
There are some messy JPG artifacts, but a couple of craters are certainly real. Phil Thanks a lot Phil for having found this VO pic ! And there is a good "fit" for its global shape on its night side too with the reflected light from Mars (see enhancement herebelow) : Plus a link to the "Ciel & Espace" website where the image was published this morning (CET) in France : http://www.cieletespace.fr/node/9592 Enjoy |
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Sep 26 2012, 03:14 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Re Ageis....It's a good idea to get the normal, extremely complicated surface s/w working well, before adding on enhancements, bare in mind, if luck holds out MSL will last more than 10 years. Also long drives will still be posible in the hills, those hills are massive, not "molehills" you can drive around or over in a day.
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