360 Panorama View from Mars Rover

Started by TheCommandTent, August 14, 2012, 08:56:14 PM

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TheCommandTent

Check out the high res. 360 view put together from the Curiosity Rover's pictures.

http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-2#422.14,23.91,34.1


Looking at it I was like, "meh its looks like a desert" then it hit me, "it might be a desert, but thats on Mars and thats just awesome."


The picture is nothing ground breaking in terms of something we didn't know was there.  But the quality and realizing where and what the picture is of, its a little mind blowing.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Jarhead0331

At least we know where to go if we ever run low on dirt.
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Staggerwing

Tingle up the neck stuff, just amazing to think about. That reminds me of when the first Viking pix came back, and when the first rovers started to roam. BTW, use your arrow keys after clicking a spot on the image to pan and tilt in case the mouse-drag spins things too much.
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MikeGER

#5
and that's only the beginning  :)

...wait until we hopefully get those kind of pics of at least 1.8 billion year old eroded 'coral riffs by Precambrian-time precursors' probably "Martian-Stromatolites" (bacteria-slime baked into layers for non scientists) then! 8)
(completed with Alpha-particle ray backscatter- and IR-spectroscopic- analysis to prove its not just some strange geological artifact produced by wind, sterile water and erosion) 

Cant Wait!   

Barthheart

Quote from: MikeGER on August 15, 2012, 03:57:15 AM
and that's only the beginning  :)

...wait until we hopefully get those kind of pics of at least 1.8 billion year old eroded 'coral riffs by Precambrian-time precursors' probably "Martian-Stromatolites" (bacteria-slime baked into layers for non scientists) then! 8)
(completed with Alpha-particle ray backscatter- and IR-spectroscopic- analysis to prove its not just some strange geological artifact produced by wind, sterile water and erosion) 

Cant Wait!   

+1  8)

Centurion40

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W8taminute

Awesome site, thanks for the linky!


I think I see a nice spot to build my house.  Wouldn't it be nice to setup shop over there, away from the madness here on earth?
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LongBlade

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

mirth

What's up with the 'Made in China' label on Curiosity?
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TheCommandTent

Quote from: W8taminute on August 15, 2012, 09:13:43 AM
Awesome site, thanks for the linky!


I think I see a nice spot to build my house.  Wouldn't it be nice to setup shop over there, away from the madness here on earth?

Or so you think...

"No wants, no needs, we weren't meant for that, none of us.  Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is."

LongBlade

Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 15, 2012, 11:04:38 AM
Quote from: W8taminute on August 15, 2012, 09:13:43 AM
Awesome site, thanks for the linky!


I think I see a nice spot to build my house.  Wouldn't it be nice to setup shop over there, away from the madness here on earth?

Or so you think...



Well played!
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

W8taminute

^I agree, but it took the wind out of my sails.  :)
"You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend."

Romulan Commander to Kirk

Shelldrake

This surprising image just in from the Mars Rover.  ;D

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