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 Dec 13 2005, 06:21 PM
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For a while I've been realising that scale is difficult to judge in rover pictures. Given the close horizon on Mars, I often suspect that the features I'm looking at may be smaller than I think. For example, would climbing the Columbia Hills be an easy ten-minute stroll or an epic climb for a human?
Of course I can look up the numerical sizes of these features but numbers don't always make things as clear as pictures. Perhaps some of you who specialise in image manipulation might be able to produce some versions of rover pictures with a superimposed average-sized human figure, to give an idea of how these features would appear to human explorers? Just a thought. If it sounds utterly pointless, ignore me! 
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Dec 13 2005, 06:57 PM
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Husband Hill is about as high as the Statue of Liberty.
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Dec 13 2005, 07:21 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-March 05 From: Canada Member No.: 188 |
Cool!! And, wow, the hills are actually BIGGER than I thought!
However, I'm a Brit and have never seen the Statue of Liberty up close. Could someone try it with Nelson's Column? |
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Dec 13 2005, 07:54 PM
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QUOTE (The Singing Badger @ Dec 13 2005, 08:21 PM) Could someone try it with Nelson's Column? 
A bit rough but the scale is approximately right. Based on Nelson's column being 165 feet. |
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Dec 14 2005, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE (helvick @ Dec 13 2005, 03:54 PM)
A bit rough but the scale is approximately right. Based on Nelson's column being 165 feet. Hey, OUR monument is bigger than YOUR monument 
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The Singing Badger Request For Scale Pictures Dec 13 2005, 06:21 PM
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