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A billion pixels of Mars

Post by Rum » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:28 am

Really is quite something! The things we humans can do now!

http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/interac ... lionpixel/

(It may as you to install Silverlight if it isn't on your system, but it is only a small prog only takes a few seconds and it is harmless)
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by cronus » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:51 am

A billion pixels of red sand. Wow. Must feel inspired by this. :coffee:
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by Rum » Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:54 am

Are you capable of a positive thought?

Don't answer. I'm not interested.
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by MrFungus420 » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:46 am

Absolutely amazing.
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:30 am

Rum wrote:Are you capable of a positive thought?

Don't answer. I'm not interested.
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I notice that both names contain "rum". :ask: Coincidence? I think not...
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by Hermit » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:34 am

Scrumple wrote:A billion pixels of red sand. Wow. Must feel inspired by this. :coffee:
Indeed. It may just be red sand. Quite common for someone who lives in South Australia. What makes it special is that the photos are taken by an implement made by humans after it landed on another planet - a planet which is about 56 million kilometres away from us at the moment. It may not be a big deal to you, but I appreciate - to say the least - that we've come a long way in the relatively few years since celestial bodies were thought to be holes in the god-made firmament through which rain reaches us.
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by Rum » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:09 am

Hermit wrote:
Scrumple wrote:A billion pixels of red sand. Wow. Must feel inspired by this. :coffee:
Indeed. It may just be red sand. Quite common for someone who lives in South Australia. What makes it special is that the photos are taken by an implement made by humans after it landed on another planet - a planet which is about 56 million kilometres away from us at the moment. It may not be a big deal to you, but I appreciate - to say the least - that we've come a long way in the relatively few years since celestial bodies were thought to be holes in the god-made firmament through which rain reaches us.
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:53 am

rEvolutionist wrote:
Rum wrote:Are you capable of a positive thought?

Don't answer. I'm not interested.
:hehe: I love the Rum and Scrumple show.

I notice that both names contain "rum". :ask: Coincidence? I think not...
You'll notice you never see them in the same picture of Mars? :whisper:
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Re: A billion pixels of Mars

Post by piscator » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:55 pm

Rum wrote:Really is quite something! The things we humans can do now!

http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/interac ... lionpixel/

(It may as you to install Silverlight if it isn't on your system, but it is only a small prog...
:funny:


Anyway...ARGUS-IS, a drone imaging system, streams a video image of at least 1.9 gigapixels @ at least 60 frames/sec.

43588.989 pixels square,
24518p resolution @ 16:9, 60fps, encrypted downlink
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