See Mars

Skybird · 07-09-12, 08:00 AM

http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/pr...Deck_L257F.jpg

Loading this huge panorama takes time. Really. It was put together from over 800 highres pics. So: give it that time.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 07-09-12, 10:07 AM

125 Mt - big pic. Downloading it now as Mozilla browser opted not to co-operate.

EDIT: ...and my poor old Acer Travelmate proved to be underpowered to handle it.

Gonna get new GPU for my desktop tomorrow. Will try again then.

BossMark · 07-09-12, 11:21 AM

Now that would be the ideal place for my ex mother in law to go and live

Oberon · 07-09-12, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Now that would be the ideal place for my ex mother in law to go and live

Sod off, send her to Venus, I want to go to Mars one day!

kraznyi_oktjabr · 07-09-12, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Now that would be the ideal place for my ex mother in law to go and live

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Sod off, send her to Venus, I want to go to Mars one day!

Venus and Mars are relatively close. Would she be good mechanic for Voyager 1 maintenance mission?

Raptor1 · 07-09-12, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Sod off, send her to Venus, I want to go to Mars one day!

Hell, no. We don't want all the Venusian dinosaurs to become extinct before we even find them, do we?

TLAM Strike · 07-09-12, 10:16 PM

The first images of Mars were sent back as raw data and a person at NASA had to color a piece of paper to transcribe the data in to an image with a bunch of pencils.

We have come a long way.

Falkirion · 07-09-12, 11:32 PM

Shame we can't breathe on the red planet. It looks so much similar to Earth's deserts, just tinged red. Great pic, despite taking forever to load.

TLAM Strike · 07-10-12, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Shame we can't breathe on the red planet.

Breathing is not the problem on Mars, its the lack of pressure. Air tanks are not that difficult to carry around and work with, but the problem is we need bulky pressure suits. The current generation of space suits are very cumbersome to use.

The pressure at the surface of Mars is equal to 50,000 feet above sea level here on Earth. Plus there is a lot more radiation on the surface.

Falkirion · 07-10-12, 12:39 AM

Should have said "Breathe without a suit and tank"

Skybird · 07-10-12, 08:23 AM

I find that Nasa picture - as the others from Mars before - quite sobering, disillusioning. And maybe that is a good thing.

However, we have come far from there v to here ^

07-09-12, 08:00 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	See Mars http://marsrover.nasa.gov/gallery/pr...Deck_L257F.jpg Loading this huge panorama takes time. Really. It was put together from over 800 highres pics. So: give it that time. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	125 Mt - big pic. Downloading it now as Mozilla browser opted not to co-operate. EDIT: ...and my poor old Acer Travelmate proved to be underpowered to handle it. Gonna get new GPU for my desktop tomorrow. Will try again then. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House Last edited by kraznyi_oktjabr; 07-09-12 at 10:38 AM.

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BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Now that would be the ideal place for my ex mother in law to go and live __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

07-09-12, 10:16 PM	#7
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	The first images of Mars were sent back as raw data and a person at NASA had to color a piece of paper to transcribe the data in to an image with a bunch of pencils. We have come a long way. __________________

07-10-12, 08:23 AM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I find that Nasa picture - as the others from Mars before - quite sobering, disillusioning. And maybe that is a good thing. However, we have come far from there v to here ^ __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-09-12, 11:32 PM	#8
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Shame we can't breathe on the red planet. It looks so much similar to Earth's deserts, just tinged red. Great pic, despite taking forever to load.

07-10-12, 12:39 AM	#10
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Should have said "Breathe without a suit and tank"