Phoenix Mosaic: Cover for Aviation Week 9 Jun 2008, Pay Dirt: Phoenix Hits its Icy Target |
Phoenix Mosaic: Cover for Aviation Week 9 Jun 2008, Pay Dirt: Phoenix Hits its Icy Target |
Jun 9 2008, 02:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
Phoenix Mosaic: 9 Jun 2008 Cover for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine
Pay Dirt: Phoenix Hits its Icy Target For this thrilling and superb science mission to the Martian arctic, we (mars loon and dilo) are pleased and humbled to present a simple false color mosaic we constructed of a Phoenix footpad and the "snow queen" feature uncovered during landing. The mosaic is featured as part of the Phoenix cover package for the new 9 June 2008 issue of AWST magazine Find the cover and article segment at the AWST website here: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/ http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/sto...20Polar%20Plain Phoenix Imagery Reveals North Polar Plain By Craig Covault The Phoenix lander sits near the North Pole of Mars directly on top of exposed water ice that it was prepared to dig for weeks to find. The mission goal is to unravel the mysteries of what may be preserved inside the ice and surrounding soil. .... ----- Our tribute to honor the fantastic efforts of the brilliant Phoenix Team ! led by Scientific Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona Here is the cover and mosaic: Ken Kremer and Marco Di Lorenzo using robotic arm camera imagery from NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute |
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Jun 9 2008, 02:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 21-April 05 Member No.: 328 |
Oh my God! If ever I've seen an image that convinces me that the Universe is not hostile to life, but that it is out there in abundance -- this is it. Congratulations on your fabulous work.
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Jun 9 2008, 02:39 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
BIG congratulations, you guys!!! AW&ST definitely needs to put the genius imagesmiths of UMSF on the permanent payroll!!!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jun 9 2008, 04:06 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 25-June 07 From: United States Member No.: 2537 |
Congratulations mars loon and dilo!
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Jun 9 2008, 05:15 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
BIG congratulations you two, superb picture, well-deserved recognition for your efforts!
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Jun 9 2008, 05:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
Outstanding!
I'll admit my personal biases upfront, and I will not be holding my breath for an announcement, but that image and headline should be nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Very nice work, as usual. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Jun 9 2008, 05:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 20-November 06 From: Saint Louis Member No.: 1376 |
It is an OUTSTANDING image. Sums up so much in one shot. Congrats to you both!
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Jun 9 2008, 05:21 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Congratulations! That image is breathtaking.
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Jun 9 2008, 05:29 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 26-September 06 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 1183 |
Congratulations Ken and Marco! Great work!
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Jun 9 2008, 07:03 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Another one for the collection Good work guys!
Doug |
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Jun 9 2008, 10:00 AM
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+1!
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Jun 9 2008, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
Great It's always a pleasure to se members of UMSF congrats like this .
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Jun 9 2008, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
Thanks all for kind comments!
Frankly, when I received the mosaic from Ken and sent it back after some processing, it was only a raw image for preview and I planned to make a better version. However, Ken and Craig liked immediately the result and I was too busy to work on, so this became the definitive version. Indeed, it seems is not so bad, based on reactions! So thanks to Ken for his usual strong effort in terms of initial work and coordination/PR, and obviously thanks to Phoenix team! PS: Ant103, your avatar is genial (at the beginning I thought it was a visualization bug!) -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Jun 9 2008, 04:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
we had to complete extremely quick to achieve deadline.
The Phoenix Team appreciates all the efforts here. Thanks to all for your generous comments ! |
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Jun 9 2008, 05:20 PM
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Superb work... it wouldn't look bad on the cover another spaceflight magazine we all cherish
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