Last March test images were taken with the HiRISE camera "from a distance of 1,600 miles above the planet as the orbiter settled into a circular orbit around the planet."
Next up -- "HiRISE's best chance for photographing candidate Phoenix mission landing sites is in October and November because the sun is getting lower as northern Mars moves into fall..." posted by ericb at 12:07 PM on October 7, 2006
When do we get an IMAX-like virtual tour of Mars? posted by ericb at 12:09 PM on October 7, 2006
Clarification -- when do we get an IMAX-like virtual tour of Mars based on these newer high-res images. There already is the IMAX film: Roving Mars. posted by ericb at 12:11 PM on October 7, 2006
This is when we discover that the crater in Artw's picture is actually the mouth of some giant robot eating monster who has waited untold millennia for just this opportunity.
Goodbye little space rover. May the next world treat you better than the one we sent you to. posted by quin at 12:20 PM on October 7, 2006
Thanks for the wonderful images! posted by taosbat at 1:31 PM on October 7, 2006
I love pictures of Mars. And those rovers are super awesome. I can't believe they are still moving around up there. Spirit is on the other side of the world, and is still working as well. posted by Roger Dodger at 1:38 PM on October 7, 2006
The Clickworkers page I mentioned is working now, if you want to get involved with some volunteer science fun using the HiRISE and involving the Phoenix Mission. The MRO website is a real treat to peruse, as well.
I really hope the images flooding out of this wonderful device get all sassed up on Google Mars or some similar arrangement. posted by carsonb at 3:18 PM on October 7, 2006
Photoshop a guy in a spacesuit onto that shot, and save the government the 40 billion dollars it will cost to send a man to Mars. This proves we can get great images of other planets comparatively cheaply with robots. I'm all for it. posted by Faze at 5:45 PM on October 7, 2006
I swear to you these little robots are the only things giving me hope about the world we live in.
I'm not sure how healthy a thing that is. posted by washburn at 8:10 PM on October 7, 2006
Photoshop a guy in a spacesuit onto that shot, and save the government the 40 billion dollars it will cost to send a man to Mars.
He needs a sweater. Shut up, I'm knitting a sweater. I'll just need to raise a few hundred million for delivery. You'll chip in, right? posted by loquacious at 10:03 PM on October 7, 2006
Orbiter to Houston. I just shit my pants. Over. posted by squirrel at 10:31 PM on October 7, 2006
I can see my space rover from here. posted by crunchland at 12:16 AM on October 8, 2006
User-friendly web tools will be available to both the science community and the public to view/analyze HiRISE images and to submit observation requests.
do you think it would be possible to get in touch with them and ask them to take a photo ?
I have an applied photography unit to complete at college and this would be amazing. posted by sgt.serenity at 7:41 AM on October 8, 2006
If they get shots of the Viking landers, I will be ecstatic. posted by gubo at 10:02 AM on October 8, 2006
im on ur planet explorin ur craterz posted by knave at 12:27 PM on October 8, 2006 [1 favorite]
This is cool, I love this stuff. Thanks y2karl!
washburn, sometimes I'm with you. Mostly when I read the news. posted by rfbjames at 4:33 PM on October 8, 2006
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posted by Artw at 12:01 PM on October 7, 2006