MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 this is truly amazing... Sandy Selfie Sent from NASA Mars Rover, this is the first high res colored image from Mars! This Jan. 19, 2016, self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at "Namib Dune," where the rover's activities included scuffing into the dune with a wheel and scooping samples of sand for laboratory analysis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS (Click the image for full res!!!) http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia20316/curiosity-self-portrait-at-martian-sand-dune 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Ummm... and the camera was where? John Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 off another landing module Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Maybe rover was flying a drone with hd camera attached... Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Probably taken by Kanye West! .........well that little c**kwomble seems to think he's done everything else!! Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 If the camera was on another module then technically that ain't no selfie in my book. More like the rover photo-bombed the other robot camera dude. Still an awesome shot though! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Ummm... and the camera was where? John According to the site "The view does not include the rover's arm. Wrist motions and turret rotations on the arm allowed MAHLI to acquire the mosaic's component images. The arm was positioned out of the shot in the images, or portions of images, that were used in this mosaic. This process was used previously in acquiring and assembling Curiosity self-portraits taken at sample-collection sites...." The shot includes 57 shots and when put together they excluded the shots showing the rover handheld camera. The wheels look like they have taken a beating, I gather they are a light weight material that is thin. It could use a good washing already too. The detail in the full resolution shot is incredible. I didn't read the full article yet but I would be interested to know what the different rock type is. Thanks for the look Chris. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I'm not doubting the photo is authentic and that the rover is there. It just seems kind of silly to go with all that PhotoShop-like folderol to create a contrived shot from a bunch of images, showing something that's implausible. There is no other rover nearby, and there is no detachable camera that could be placed on a nearby rock for a remote-controlled shot. Why not just a selfie like the kids take them, with their arm holding the camera extending out of the frame? I'd be just as impressed by that. If you're NASA, is it really good PR to flaunt your ability to deceive with doctored images? Will this photo be Exhibit A by some future conspiracy theorist who wants to deny some other NASA accomplishments - - - something in the vein of, if they can do this, how can you believe anything else they say they do? I'm an admirer of NASA in most things, when they stick to their proper role and do aeronautical and space science and exploration. That's great stuff and this Rover is a good example of that kind of thing. Their forays into "climate science", not so much. Anyway, nice photo - impressive, particularly when you remember the little rascal landed there in 2012. Grim looking landscape and nasty sand - I've seen more inviting sand in foundries, and I've spent some time in foundries. Not a place I'd like to visit, even with a confirmed round-trip ticket. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Happy Birthday, Curiosity! (see the arm there?) Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 This is just a guess John, my first thought would be that the camera has a limited field of view and to get a such a large shot many shots are needed. Why not interchange some to get a better picture of the rover. I found some other shots on the site that that required close to the same amount of shots to create the mosaic panorama. Link to post Share on other sites
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