Images of Mars

[Swampcat]

<font color="yellow">"Nice link find Swampcat."</font><br /><br />Thanks, fortytwo. My pleasure.<br />_________________________________<br /><br />Rat holes from Spirit, Sol 200:<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>

 

[Swampcat]

A rock similar to "Pot-o-Gold" from Spirit, Sol 190: <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>

 

[Swampcat]

I believe this is "Wooly Patch." From Spirit, Sol 195: <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>

 

[thechemist]

Swampcat, <br />sorry for the doublepost, but this Spirit image has a lot more of "Pot-of-Gold-like" rocks, which I indicate with P.<br />Also I find interesting the dark soil under small rocks that were moved from their original position, plus hinds of "high albedo" material close to the shadow. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[thechemist]

More razorback pieces from Oppy. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[thechemist]

And the obligatory blueberry fields (for ever) <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[rlb2]

False color image from Jpl, I straightened it up a little and sharpened the image. Did you notice that their images are always blurry. They would come out a lot better if they sharpened the image and monitor the contrast and brightness. There not worried about memory limitations so they should enhance them. I had to lower the quality of the image just to fit it on this board. If people can view some of this stuff after there sharpened without lowering the quality of the image they would be amazed at how much better they look. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Here is an example of one. JPL colorized it to what they think is true color.<br /><br /><font color="orange">This view from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera is an approximately true color rendering of the first seven holes that the rover's rock abrasion tool dug on the inner slope of "Endurance Crater." The rover was about 12 meters (about 39 feet) down into the crater when it acquired the images combined into this mosaic. The view is looking back toward the rim of the crater, with the rover's tracks visible. The tailings around the holes drilled by the rock abrasion tool, or "Rat," show evidence for fine-grained red hematite similar to what was observed months earlier in "Eagle Crater" outcrop holes. <font color="white"><br /><br />The only thing I did to this image was straighten it up. Look how out of focus it is.</font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[Swampcat]

<font color="yellow">"sorry for the doublepost..."</font><br /><br />No problemo. <br /><br />Sometimes I like to retain the resolution of the original by cropping rather than posting the whole image at a reduced size. Of course, compression is a problem, but oh well.<br /><br />Nice work, BTW. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>

 

[spacechump]

Call me crazy but does anyone else think that Endurance looks a lot like an antlion pit? Run Oppy run! <br /><br />http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20040615a/11-SM-01-Endurance-A160R1_br2.jpg

 

[thechemist]

Well, it is funny that after all the critique about L456 RGB composite images being "not true color" because of unknown exposure times, <br />JPL once again makes a L257 composite image and names it "approximately true color".<br />And the sky is olive-green, as in older Fram crater images.<br />I am not convinced <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[centsworth_II]

Did you notice that NASA's "true color" image posted by rlb2 looks a little like the bizzarly colored images from Europe's orbiter? That same unnautral shade of orange? Hey, maybe Mars really does look like that!<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[thechemist]

As Silylene had noticed, maybe Warhol indeed has colorized Mars <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[tom_hobbes]

I requently get embedded interference patterns exactly like those after a number of processes have been used on an image. It's hard to say where they come from even when I know they have been introduced artificially.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure they are an image artifact. They're identical in form and pattern. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[rlb2]

<font color="orange">JPL once again makes a L257 composite image and names it "approximately true color". <br />And the sky is olive-green, as in older Fram crater images.<font color="white"><br /><br />I don’t know I’m a little confused myself what to call true color. I guess I’m not alone. First they discovered the blueberries they said they were blue so they imaged them as blue then they said they had hematite, only color on earth is grey, so they changed the color of the blueberries to grey. Now they are adding a little green. Don’t know which way to turn. <br /><br />Here are three different images JPL took at the Pathfinder site?<br /><br />The first one was developed by the USGS. I had to sharpen all three images and straighten the first one out. I didn't do anything to the image that would change the color.<br /><br /> http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/ops/ward92.html<br /> <br /></font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Here is the second one. Notice the color of the rover and the lander. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Here is another one. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

<font color="orange">I requently get embedded interference patterns exactly like those after a number <br />of processes have been used on an image. It's hard to say where they come from even when I <br />know they have been introduced artificially.<font color="white"><br /><br />Does the embedded interference patterns wrap around objects such as the raised ridges. I'm curious <br />that ESA didn't notice that, if it was an artefact.</font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[thechemist]

rlb2,<br />Thanks for providing these images !<br />The 2nd one is "false color" to bring up details in rocks as stated in the page.<br />The 3rd is typical Mars colors, as we 've come to know them. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>I feel better than James Brown.</em> </div>

 

[silylene old]

rlb2: great images again!<br /><br />I am very tempted to post some of my favorite Andy Warhol pictures. He painted in typical Mars colors, as we have come to know them. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>

 

[rlb2]

I grew up in the sixties, then Andy was ahead of his time. Little did I know then that I would be reposting some of his artwork as seen through the eyes from an alian world by a rover with rose-colored glasses. <br /><br />If you look close at the rocks at the spirit site you will see some of Picasos works. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Nothing but outcrop ahead. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

CH 102 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

CH 103 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[chew_on_this]

That's an interesting looking critter at the top of the hill...