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| True color Mars: JPL/NASA database exposed |
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Blue skys on Mars? White rocks? Check it out
for yourself.
All the true color images from this data base
are called L4L5L5L5L6 type pictures. None of
the images show a techno colored red Mars you
see in documentaries or in the media.
Source:
http://areo.info/mer/
Example of how Mars is being presented in the
media:
http://www.michielb.nl/planetarium/mars-1600x
1200.jpg
Ask yourself why Mars is always shown techno
red while these true color images from JPL
and NASA themselves tell a whole different
story.
To back up my claim about the frozen soil
with water, check out this video and scroll
to 0.37:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=CZBIx47-t6g
Music used in this video:
Intro: Ophidian - The middle children
Track1: Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard -
Lasiurus
Track2: James Horner - An Elusive Quarry
Track3: Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard -
Eptesicus
Track4: Metalica - Where ever I may roam
Track5: James Horner - Braveheart End Credits
Peace
Tags : Mars Global Surveyor Express ESA NASA Viking Phoenix lander JPL |
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| JPL Phoenix Lander shorts |
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NOTE:- Click 'watch in high quality'.
4 short video clips by JPL regarding the
recent Pheonix landing on Mars (some of the
quality has been reduced due to being
uploaded to YouTube so I recommend you
download from the source). Date- 26th Mars
08. Source-
http://www-a.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/
0:00- Phoenix's Position on Mars
This animation shows an orbital view sweeping
upward from Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano
in the solar system, to the location of
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in the northern
polar reaches of Mars. The animation then
zooms in on the flat terrain where Phoenix
touched down May 25, 2008.
Phoenix eased down to the surface of Mars at
approximately 68 degrees north latitude, 234
degrees east longitude, landing in the center
of the red circle at the end of the
animation. Before Phoenix landed, engineers
had predicted it would land within the blue
ellipse.
Phoenix touched down on the Red Planet at
4:53 p.m. Pacific Time (7:53 p.m. Eastern
Time), May 25, 2008, in an arctic region
called Vastitas Borealis.
The shaded relief map is based on data from
the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's
Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.
0:24- How Phoenix Gets a Look at its Footing
This artist's animation shows how NASA's
three-legged Phoenix Mars Lander is able to
get a better look at its footing and the
physical characteristics of the underlying
soil on the surface of the Red Planet.
Because the Surface Stereo Imager is able to
swivel in any compass direction as well as up
and down, it can "see" and take snapshots of
the footpad beneath the camera's location
near one edge of the spacecraft deck.
Each footpad is about the size of a large
dinner plate, measuring 11.5 inches from rim
to rim. The base of the footpad is shaped
like the bottom of a shallow bowl to provide
stability.
The footpad image was taken by the
spacecraft's Surface Stereo Imager at 17:07
local Mars time, shortly after landing May
25, 2008.
0:36- How Phoenix Talks to Earth
This animation shows how NASA's Phoenix Mars
Lander stays in contact with Earth. As NASA's
Mars Odyssey orbiter passes overhead
approximately every two hours, Phoenix
transmits images and scientific data from the
surface to the orbiter, which then relays the
data to NASA's Deep Space Network of antennas
on Earth. Similarly, NASA's Deep Space
Network transmits instructions from Earth to
Odyssey, which then relays the information to
Phoenix.
1:16- Looking out Across the Martian Polar
Plains
This movie shows the vast plains of the
northern polar region of Mars, as seen by
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shortly after
touching down on the Red Planet. The flat
landscape is strewn with tiny pebbles and
shows polygonal cracking, a pattern seen
widely in Martian high latitudes and also
observed in permafrost terrains on Earth. The
polygonal cracking is believed to have
resulted from seasonal freezing and thawing
of surface ice.
This is an approximate-color image taken by
the spacecraft's Surface Stereo Imager,
inferred from two color filters, a violet,
450-nanometer filter and an infrared,
750-nanometer filter.
The Phoenix Mission is led by the University
of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA.
Project management of the mission is by
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,
Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed
Martin Space Systems, Denver.
Tags : mars phoenix lander |
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| NASA JPL ATHLETE |
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ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex-Legged
Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) is a large
six-legged robotic lunar rover under
development by NASA.
The first prototype is greater than 4 meters
in diameter with more than 6 m reach, and is
designed to be able to both roll and walk for
maximum efficiency over a wide range of
terrains. The ultimate goal of the project is
to develop a multi-purpose system capable of
docking or mating with special-purpose
devices, including a launchable/releasable
grappling hook, refueling stations,
excavation implements, and/or special end
effectors. The legs have 6 degrees of freedom
for generalized robotic manipulation. Each
ATHLETE is intended to have a payload
capacity of 450 kg, with the capability of
docking multiple ATHLETE vehicles together to
support larger loads.
The project's goals are:
* Able to move at 10 km/h over terrain
similar to that found at the Apollo landing
sites
* Climb vertical steps of at least 70% of the
maximum stowed dimension of the vehicle
* Climb slopes of 35° on rock and 25° on
soft sand
* Be stowed and docked compactly for launch
into an annular ring so that many vehicles
can be efficiently stacked around a main
payload on a single lander
* Self-deploy from compact storage on lunar
landers
* Traverse almost any terrain, including
vertical rock faces or sandy slopes at the
angle of repose by using a
launchable/releasable grappling hook
ATHLETE's purpose is to support lunar
exploration operations. One hypothetical
mission scenario features a mobile manned
"base" supported by ATHLETEs, capable of
traversing thousands of kilometers and
setting down temporarily to study interesting
features along the way.
Tags : mobile robot nasa jpl moon rover locomotion amirhst amir hossein soltanzadeh AriAnA robocup rescue |
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Durée : 195 s |
| JPL Video: The Big Thaw |
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A thick chunk of Arctic sea ice the size of
two states has disappeared. Is it global
warming or normal causes?
A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss
in the extent of the Arctic's thick,
year-round sea ice cover during the past two
winters. Between winter 2005 and winter 2007,
the perennial ice shrunk by an area the size
of Texas and California combined. This
drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice
is the primary cause of the fastest-ever sea
ice retreat on record this summer. Scientists
say the rapid decline in winter perennial ice
was caused by unusual winds. For more
information go to: www.jpl.nasa.gov
Tags : global warming climate change Arctic ice melt Earth |
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Durée : 183 s |
| Nasa JPL Phoenix Mars Lander HD Animation |
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http://UFO-MEDIA.COM
Developed in the summer of 2004, this
animation visulaizes launch in August 2007
and entry, descent, and landing of the
Phoenix Mars Mission in May 2008. Currently
the animation is in the rough-cut phase and
is being modified as the spacecraft develops.
The animation was created by Maas Digital
under the direction of the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory's Solar System Visualization
Project.
Tags : Nasa JPL Phoenix Mars Lander HD Animation ufo space 720p |
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