Comments on: Just another incredible Mars image…

By: Woody 99er Konopak

Woody 99er Konopak — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:28:23 +0000

If they were simultaneous impacts, why would there be a division between the two craters?

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:41:10 +0000

areology. at first i thought, it was a “study of areolas”

but a little googling corrected me though.

By: Robert Carnegie

Robert Carnegie — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:14:21 +0000

Something funky going on under the surface? There’s supposed to be frozen water down there that sometimes thaws and scooshes out, right?

I think the one that puzzles me more is the one that looks like a river canyon, but it starts and ends inside the crater. It doesn’t go anywhere. Did they start building a canal there and then they decided it was in the wrong place anyway?

By: ty pex

ty pex — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:44:52 +0000

The features inside the craters look like erosion due to water flows. Would that also be due to mud, or might they have been cut at a later time?

By: Kim Miau

Kim Miau — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:22:35 +0000

Phil, why is the colour tone of the anaglyph is different than the upper image? By the way, do you mind to have link exchange with my blog?

By: icemith

icemith — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:46:33 +0000

Interestingly, if the image is rotated 180 degrees, I can immediately resolve it. Must be something to do with the lighting angles/ shadows etc and what we normally expect to see in the usual overhead lighting arrangement.

Ivan.

By: icemith

icemith — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:37:48 +0000

I don’t know about anyone else, but for the first five minutes, I could not resolve the first image of the ‘twins’. They are cool images, but they looked like pimples or slightly raised domes. And I was aware of it, persisted, knew what to expect, but just couldn’t make the ‘crater’ depression happen!

Reading on, the next wide image appeared, and immediately was able to see the crater, in fact all craters. Paging back up, the original twin image resolved into craters proper. I have noticed this effect (or is it defect?) before, and I wonder if others have this problem.

Now I also wonder how long before we get the latest image sensor for cameras into space, especially the 111 Megapixel unit just released by Dalsa Semiconductor Company with others for the US Naval Observatory for use in Astronomy. It’s a four inch square sensor ( 100mm square). Imagine that in your day camera! What resolution. I only read about this yesterday in the email from dpreview magazine. Somebody may be able to post a proper link, and any other information.

Ivan.

By: eddie

eddie — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:00:21 +0000

Now, Phil, you know what to do. Anytime any Mars image puzzles you, the answer is obvious; just pick up the phone and call RCH. I’m bettin’ HE’s got a theory!

Kidding, of course. Really cool photo.

By: John B. Sandlin

John B. Sandlin — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:59:40 +0000

These craters obviously announce the impending arrival of Cthlulhu. I’m sure now that I’ve mentioned it, everyone will see it too….. };>

jbs

By: Melusine

Melusine — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:54:38 +0000

The bottom crater’s shadows show it’s much deeper–I’m trying to get a visual on a binary asteroid doing that. Puzzling. They are cool photos indeed. The 14mb is beautiful. Did you see the Rover’s panorama image on Emily’s blog? The false color blue sky makes it look eerily familiar. Very neat though.