First Hi-Res Color Pic of another planet

[Kenshin]

woot Just like to share woot Superb Image ( you can acctually try to count the rocks around ).. and more is to come.. lets wish a continued success of this mission...

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04995_br.jpg

High Res here ( 1MB size )

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04996.jpg

[Kenshin]

Sorry forgot to mention its a pic from Mars

[He219]

Nice Photo, Kenshin!

Hate to say it, but it's not the first Color Hi-Res of another planet.
;)

However, it is 'the highest resolution picture ever taken of another planet' and the first from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.


Sorry for the correction - it is exciting stuff nonethless!
:D

[Ratamacue]

I don't think that's the first high-res color picture. There were quite a few back in 1997 with the Mars Pathfinder mission. A few examples:

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/martianterrain/browse/br_PIA02405.jpg
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/martianterrain/browse/br_PIA01466.jpg

[OnTheRocks]

wow, its almost hard to imagine that those are real photos :)

[Kenshin]

Guys I stand Corrected.. It should have been the The HIGHEST resolution pic How can change my topic subj then? THanks


First Color Image From Mars - Jan 6, 2004

The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has captured its first color image of Mars. It is the highest resolution picture ever taken of another planet

[He219]

Those are the ones I was thinking of, Ratamacue!

Here (http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/marspath_images_2.html) are the Hi-Res links to those images .....
:D


Kenshin, click 'edit' on your original post to change the topic!
;)

[pAt]

thats awsome now all we gotta do is find life and get along and have a beer with them

[earl]

I don't think that's the first high-res color picture. There were quite a few back in 1997 with the Mars Pathfinder mission. A few examples:

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/martianterrain/browse/br_PIA02405.jpg

That was in National Geographic, in monochromo 3D, they included the blue and red glasses... this technology isn't just for kids anymore (http://www.originalhooters.com/newfolder1/3d/final/3d_011.jpg) :lol:

[HumanShield]

http://www.originalhooters.com/newfolder1/3d/final/3d_011.jpg

I dont know about you guys, but i know i grabed my red and blue flash light covers.. :lol:

[Marxist203]

Everyone is sending probes to Mars lately. The British with the Beagle probe...which err, didn't arrive. The US with the Spirit, and the other one that I dont know the name of...and Canada also has one on the way too. Wow, so much space exploration at once...I just cant hold it anymore man *****es self*

[eggroll]

Lets qualify this further.... what was meant to be said was that this was the HIGHEST 'resolution' image taken of the martian surface - undoubtedly more yet to come.... thankfully due to the presence of a high-gain antenna assembly directly on the MER and the once / twice daily data dumps to either the MGS or MO orbiters which then would dump the data back to Earth.

Our first MER - Spirit now resides at Columbia Memorial Station in the Gusev crater.


Opportunity is due to arrive in about 17 days.....on the other side of Mars.

[Ballistic]

Everyone is sending probes to Mars lately. The British with the Beagle probe...which err, didn't arrive. The US with the Spirit, and the other one that I dont know the name of...and Canada also has one on the way too. Wow, so much space exploration at once...I just cant hold it anymore man *****es self*

Beagle 2 did arrive, it's just out of contact. The area in which it landed is more than likely to blame for that missions "failure" so far. Mars Express is in orbit around Mars and has been trying to communicate with Beagle since it's landing. Hopefully the British team will have some luck soon.

The other Mars bound NASA spacecraft/lander is Opportunity and will land on the other side of Mars.

Japan had sent a probe to Mars but it was damaged by the Solar flares which occured over the last few months. It is has been rendered pretty much useless. :( The Canadian mission was in conjunction with the Japanese craft, so the Canadians are now in the same boat as the Japanese. Very unfortunate.

Fantastic pictures, it surely is a desolate planet. Human colonisation of Mars will be a difficult undertaking, but will definately be worth it. I just hope most of us are still around to see it all happen. :)

Whoops, I type too slow. Sorry eggroll. :D

[He219]

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04999_th100.jpg
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In Full Bloom:
The airbags are fully inflated in this photograph taken at the JPL In-Situ Instrument Laboratory or "Testbed," where engineers simulated the orientation of the airbags during the deflation process. The airbags had to be inflated seconds before landing on Mars' surface and deflated once safely on the ground.


http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA05002_th100.jpg
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This image, taken by the navigation camera onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows the airbags used to protect the rover during landing. One bright, dust-covered bag is slightly puffed up against the lander.

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04998_br.jpg
Those contact points have developed unknown soils reactions ...

Spirit's Airbags Leave Trail:
This image shows marks in the martian soil (upper right) made by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's airbags during their final deflation and retraction. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera on the rover.


http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04997_br.jpg

Wind-polished rocks:
The smooth surfaces of angular and rounded rocks seen in this image of the martian terrain may have been polished by wind-blown debris. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04996_br.jpg
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Windtails Show Direction of Martian Winds:
This image highlights streaks or tails of loose debris in the martian soil, which reveal the direction of prevailing winds. The picture was taken by the panoramic camera on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA05003_br.jpg
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Martian Horizon:
This is a portion of the first color image captured by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit.

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040106a/PIA04995_th100.jpg
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First Color Image from Spirit:
This is the first color image of Mars taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. It is the highest resolution image ever taken on the surface of another planet.

[Kenshin]

You can almost expect to see Camels to come walking by...

quoting from one nasa scientist on the pics.

Anybody have an idea when are they planning to send man mission to mars? And to folks who have seen the movie "Red PLanet", do you think they may pursue the same scenario ( sending plant life to produce oxygen and before men? )

[Guttorm]

You can almost expect to see Camels to come walking by...

quoting from one nasa scientist on the pics.

Anybody have an idea when are they planning to send man mission to mars? And to folks who have seen the movie "Red PLanet", do you think they may pursue the same scenario ( sending plant life to produce oxygen and before men? )

It's called terraforming, but it's a process that takes generations. And I myself have very little faith in it.

BUt hey, my grandpa had very little faith in the phone, so who knows! :)

[Uncle Sam]

It is amazing to actually view the surface of another planet, in living color! Do you think NASA will explore Uranis next... rofl

[TRACER_BULLET]

It is amazing to actually view the surface of another planet, in living color! Do you think NASA will explore Uranis next... rofl

p-) rofl rofl rofl