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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 01-05-2004, 01:55 PM:

You can now view 3-D images from the Martian rover 'Spirit' online at NASA's website. the site address is
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov

The firsat 3-D picture from the rover was posted today and new images will appear on a daily basis. I thought the first picture looked cool.

The pictures are in Anaglyphic 3-D (Red & Blue) and if you do not have a pair of viewing glasses, they can be purchased at many stores that sell comic books.

-Claude

Posted by Floyd Justin Newton (Member # 1316) on 01-05-2004, 02:26 PM:

Claude--

WAY COOL!

fjn

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-05-2004, 04:14 PM:

Were these images also shot in a studio like the moon landing?

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 01-05-2004, 04:43 PM:

Yes. With that Spy Kids camera. [Roll Eyes]

=TMP=

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-05-2004, 05:37 PM:

The 3D effect in those pics suck ass. By the way Michael, I heard we actually went to the moon, but that news was propaganda to make the democrats and Kennedy's vision look good. Just kidding, of course.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 01-05-2004, 06:07 PM:

The local news on the TV stations here have been running the pics in 3D. Dug out the plastic-frame/plastic lens "good" glasses! KEWL!

(I'm still waiting to see the giant rat walk up to the camera...like in the "Twilight Zone" or "Outer Limits" episode!)

OMG! I just noticed! Tom FINALLY got a new pic! [beer]

>>> Phil

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-05-2004, 07:03 PM:

I watched the landing broadcast from JPL Mission Control night before last over the net. The whole landing sequence went like clockwork till the Parachute release/Airbag Deployment. This is when the on board radar took over and did the actual calculations for that last important step. It came about 5 seconds later than planned. They had telemetry indications of lateral thrusters comming into action. This was not a planned item but was controled by the on board computers causing the deployment to come 5 seconds late. The thrusters were installed very late in the design of the lander and were there in case of severe side winds and or wind shear. Apparently the last minuite inclusion of them was a VERY good idea! Upon landing the craft bounced a bunch of times and every time it bounced they lost the telemetry signal...so they knew it was bouncing. It took about 10 min for it to settle down and luckily it did so in its correct upright position and the telemetry immediately resumed and they knew for sure it had survived the landing. As soon as all the mission controlers cleaned out their pants they held a press conference about a half hour after the landing which was broadcast over NASA TV. Everyone was still in disbelief that it went so well. One scientist on the panel estimated that it bounced and rolled for about a half mile before settling down.

The photos are fantastic! Check out this web site at Cornell University where the cameras and other instrumentation was built and assembled. Also check out the pics of the monster 1024 X 2048 CCD chips!

http://athena.cornell.edu/the_mission/ins_pancam_gal.html

Mark

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 01-05-2004, 08:14 PM:

quote:

Were these images also shot in a studio like the moon landing?

What? Studio? With TODAY's technology compared to the technology back then? What? Are you kidding?

It's obviously a PhotoShop job! [Big Grin]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 01-05-2004, 10:01 PM:

Randy, it was all done right here in Hollywood on the Paramount lot...stage 23!

Honest! I was there today!

>>> Phil

Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 01-05-2004, 11:22 PM:

Spiffy pic! [thumbsup]

We didn't lose this rover - yay!

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 01-06-2004, 07:40 AM:

Yay, indeed. I would be pissed if they did that again. At over $820 Million, this is by far the most expensive movie made to date.

IMHO, they should have used under/over instead of anaglyph. I donned the Spy Kids glasses and nothing really looks 3Dish. It's mostly a flat, dusty surface and a bit of the rover. "Freddy's Dead" looked better than this.

=TMP=

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 01-06-2004, 10:31 AM:

Y'Know what would be really cool? When our rover has accomplished its mission, we should send it out in search of the Beagle 2 rover.

Oh, what a coup that would be if we could find their rover smashed to pieces in some Martian crater somewhere! [evil]

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 2038) on 01-06-2004, 12:50 PM:

If you can receive analog satellite transmissions you can watch some of these feeds live from NASA on GE2 / Transponder 9, in clear analog. Some of the stuff they are feeding are raw live images. Really cool. Press conferences live too, no need to wait for the news to see them.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-06-2004, 06:35 PM:

Yea Gary, Thats the same stuff that goes out over the net. Not only is there no wait but its also unedited!!
Mark

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-06-2004, 08:03 PM:

I'll wait for the special edition director's cut DVD with extra footage and deleted scenes.

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 01-15-2004, 07:33 PM:

There is another 3-D image at the site and I think it is much better than the first one that was posted the day after the landing of the Mars rover.

-Claude