It came from Mars

6 responses to “It came from Mars”

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   benjiman

   Oct 12, 2007 at 10:37 pm

   Looking for good landing spots for the next rover?

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   Sister72

   Oct 13, 2007 at 2:09 am

   Wait a minute, what happened to that "Mars is Red" idea?
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   Seen in my contacts’ photos. (?)

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   nhr

   Oct 13, 2007 at 6:41 am

   It’s a bit frustrating that due to legal restrictions, it’s now much easier for the layman to obtain high-resolution 0.3m/pixel satellite pictures of Mars’ surface than of our own planet… 😛

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   msamaclean ©

   Oct 14, 2007 at 2:23 am

   Very impressive images! Thanks for a great link. The antiquity is mesmerizing !

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   rocketmavericks

   Oct 14, 2007 at 6:10 pm

   I am interested in the features in the photo that evidence water vs. wind. Clearly both being fluids, I would anticipate the geographic features shown, but how can they dellineate erosion from water vs wind in the photo based upon the features? Is it the jagged edges vs smooth?

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   Todd Huffman

   Oct 15, 2007 at 6:17 pm

   @Sister72 — a friend of mine is part of the HiRISE group and I asked him about the coloration, and he says…

   "These are all false color images. The PI, Alfred McEwen, and HiROC Manager, Eric Eliason, wrote a paper explaining these color products to coincide with the color release:

   hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/pdf/color-products.pdf"

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