HiRISE Bouncing Boulder photo

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billslugg

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I have been scanning HiRISE photos at one step less than full magnification. It takes about 1 hour to cover one photo. I am fortunate to have a 4500 kbps download speed on a cable modem, as it is data transfer that limits how fast one can examine a photo. So far I have covered 8 photos. If I see anything unusual, I will zoom in the one last step.<br /><br />I have not found anything earth shaking yet, but you never know! I believe that there is an opportunity for an amateur to discover something, as I believe that the HiRISE data is coming in and being released faster than the scientists can examine each square inch at the highest resolution. <br /><br />Here is a nice example of a boulder rolling and bouncing down a hill. It is in image PSP_001691_1320 a Gullied Trough in Noachis Terra. The slope is downward toward the upper right. There is another boulder having done the same thing just out of the picture to the upper left. Please excuse the horrible lighting. This portion of the image is in shadow, as the sun is to the left and only 12 degrees above the horizon. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p> </div>
 
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Hi billslugg,<br /><br />Well, done & well spotted. It is true, a boulder has rolled down that steep slope.<br /><br />Clearly mass wastage has occured on that slope to cause it to roll.<br /><br />Yes it had bounced too. In 38% gravity, it would be easier to bounce, although the rate<br />of accellaration is only 38% Earth's. Perhaps someone who knows more can chip in.<br /><br />I have provided a link to the original browse image & HiRISE observation page for this image.<br /><br />Thank you very much, billslugg. BTW, the awful lighting conditions aren't your fault.<br /><br />Thank you for showing us this.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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Hi, Bill. The Hirise images are great to explore. The only problem is scrolling through them on a standard sized computer monitor.<br /> Here's one solution - if you have $70,000:<br /><br />World’s Largest High Definition Plasma TV from Panasonic.<br />"Panasonic, the market and technology leader in Plasma TV, announced U.S. pricing and availability of it's much anticipated 103-inch diagonal High Definition Plasma TV - the world's largest. The TH-103PZ600U with 1080p capability will have an SRP of $69,999.95 and is expected to be available for delivery in time for Christmas 2006. It will also offer a three-year in-home limited warranty*, unprecedented in the industry."<br />http://www.dexigner.com/design_news/7177.html<br /><br /> Bob Clark <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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Dude! That would totally rock!<br /><br />billslugg, that's cool what you're doing. It's true that the images are coming back faster than the scientists can go over them with a fine-toothed comb. In fact, they are coming back MUCH faster. There are undoubtedly still gems to be found in MGS imagery, and that mission is completely over. As my speciality is information management, I am awed at the sheer volume of data that comes back from these missions. There will be people finding new stuff with the data for decades to come. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>
 
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Perhaps if I asked my boss for a substantial payrise, I could get one. <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /><br /><br />Beautiful piece of kit. In my flat, it would probably take up an entire wall, in my sitting<br />room!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />Yes I agree totally. With what has already been downloaded from these missions<br />will last professionals their entire careers.<br /><br />MGS is still providing surprises & if you see the threads started by exoscientist, you'll see<br />that we are picking up new stuff too.<br /><br />billslugg, has done an excellent job at finding this interesting observation.<br /><br />Particularly as the lighting at the time was not good. I wonder if that boulder track<br />can be followed back to source?<br /><br />I am intruiged to know, what made it roll down that slope.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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