Donut Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Quote Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: NASA Releases More Than 1,000 Images of Planet's Surface Taken by Spaceraft The photos were shot during Mars' equinox which illuminated the planet's surface from north to south pole. The craft sent the images during an advantageous transmission period known as "opposition." The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been continuously taking images of Mars since its launch in 2005, with its latest dispatch this month containing an astounding 1,035 images. While the MRO sends back photos every month, but this month is special as every 26 months the geometry of the planets offers a sweet spot for data return. As Mars is currently at opposition, or the Sun and Mars are on opposite sides of Earth’s sky, there is no obstruction of communications between the planets for a few weeks. While taking these images, MRO is also informing scientists of the best possible future landing sites for landers such as ExoMars, InSight, and other NASA rovers. The orbiter is also keeping an eye out on the active processes occurring on the planet’s surface such as sand dunes, new impact events, and slope flows. This is where the images can be found: http://www.uahirise.org/katalogos.php?page=1 I would also like to add, there are a lot more than one thousand images total Page 1 of 1,841pages (44,176 images) GeraldEvans and RangerBob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Man Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Thanks for the link, I have been looking for it. These images are so cool. Amazing that we can see another world with such detail. Reminds me of the New Horizons Pluto flyby images where you can see mountain ranges, craters, and hills on the surface of Pluto. Mars just has so many different interesting geological features on its surface. So much to explore, learn, and study from that planet. I do hope to see people traveling there in my lifetime. Donut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm curious if CIG is using satellite imagery for planets in our own solar system. I do plan on visiting each one and it would be cool to see these geographic features of earth and mars in the game. Like "I've seen this before" lol GeraldEvans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzlefuse Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 It would be interresting to see if they can use that in combination with the procedural generated tech. It would be cool to land on Europa, for instance. Mars will be completely different then today since it has been terraformed. Rocket Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 We'll finally get to see how California did after floating into the ocean And the UK slowly floating into the Atlantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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