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Phoenix - spring images, HiRISE views of Phoenix after the long, long winter
Phil Stooke
post Oct 26 2009, 02:14 PM
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Doug just said in another thread that he was looking for Phoenix in the new images and couldn't find it. Well, I love a challenge. So here it is:

Close-up:

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Context:

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Note that map-projected HiRISE images at this latitude are in polar stereographic projection, not a cylindrical projection. North is at the left.

You might not believe this, but by blinking layers like Clyde Tombaugh I think I can match numerous points, not just the hardware.

EDIT: I was a bit off. Correct locations are shown below.

Phil


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- Phil Stooke   Phoenix - spring images   Oct 26 2009, 02:14 PM
- - fredk   One point that hasn't been mentioned is that e...   Apr 18 2010, 02:44 PM
|- - Deimos   QUOTE (fredk @ Apr 18 2010, 02:44 PM) I...   Apr 18 2010, 08:24 PM
||- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (Deimos @ Apr 18 2010, 04:24 PM) Th...   Apr 19 2010, 07:44 AM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (fredk @ Apr 18 2010, 10:44 AM) In ...   Apr 19 2010, 07:41 AM
- - Tesheiner   Good point. Now, if someone could identify the IDs...   Apr 18 2010, 04:18 PM
- - Hungry4info   What kind of difference in angle would be required...   Apr 18 2010, 04:30 PM
- - fredk   To me it looks like the shift is only roughly half...   Apr 18 2010, 04:42 PM
- - Paolo   Final Attempts to Hear from Mars Phoenix form 17 t...   May 14 2010, 08:00 AM
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