Mars Colours

January 19, 2004 7:39 AM

NASA is not altering Mars colours It's much less exciting than a conspiracy theory, admittedly.
posted by Mwongozi (11 comments total)

Oops, forgot to add... via SlashDot
posted by Mwongozi at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2004

That was just posted as an update to the existing thread.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 7:58 AM on January 19, 2004

who revisits old threads days later, unless they took part in the discussion?

Anyway, I've never seen this info about RBG, and how it can't map the whole visible spectrum, which is very intresting.
posted by delmoi at 8:14 AM on January 19, 2004

I'll concede your point, delmoi, while pointing out that the previous post was only 18 hours old.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:15 AM on January 19, 2004

It appears to be Slashdotted, natch.
posted by pmurray63 at 9:52 AM on January 19, 2004

Those damn scientists have an explanation for everything!
One of these days...
*flips through creationist textbook*
posted by 2sheets at 12:06 PM on January 19, 2004

Today's color images notably say they are "true color".
posted by smackfu at 12:06 PM on January 19, 2004

OH MY GOD THANKS FOR THE UPDATE I FORGOT ABOUT THAT OTHER THREAD SINCE I SLEPT FOR SEVEN HOURS.
posted by The God Complex at 12:25 PM on January 19, 2004

Just a comment on the "via slashdot"

I posted a link to that attsnn page here first - in that other thread.
posted by vacapinta at 1:33 PM on January 19, 2004

Ok, so they're not deliberately tweaking the pics in Photoshop, but doesn't the "explanation" still mean that the pictures may be quite different than what we would see there with the naked eye?
posted by scarabic at 2:18 PM on January 19, 2004

NASA isn't altering the pictures.......

Idiots. As anyone can see, Mars is green.
posted by troutfishing at 8:55 AM on January 20, 2004