- What You See Is What YOU Are ALLOWED To See
- In past images from Mars, few noticed the "convenient"
data drop-outs which took place. I have posted the following three images
on http://www.data4science.net as these data "dropouts"
have occurred near the edge of images. What NASA doesn't tell you, is that
when this type of problem occurs there is a fix for it. All they have to
do is to command the rover to send the image AGAIN. On the JPL website,
they state that the blackened areas are missing data that they "will
try to add at a later date." Of course, later never comes.
- For example, notice how the data drop-outs in the image
below are all around the edge of the image:
- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/p/009/2P1271557
- 45EFF0211P2217L2M1.JPG
- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/p/009/2P127
- 155745EFF0211P2217R2M1.JPG
- Now you may say that "NASA didn't get the remainder
of the image."
- But what about this image below ? Why is data only missing
around the edges ?
- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/p/015/2P1276992
- 59EFF0313P2549L2M1.JPG
- Below are recent 360 degree images from one
of the Rovers as it is "being prepared for sleep."
Note that BOTH the left AND right cameras (used for 3D imaging) are missing
the same areas. These are composed of an odd mosaic of images. What
makes these images even more strange, are the image sections
(white circles) located near the warped images of a solar panel (red
circle.)
- Image mosaics are made from square or rectangular areas,
and do not have curved sides. This is a direct result of the image sensor active
area in the camera. But these three unusual sections are curved
on at least one side, and are not square. Because these images are
panoramic they will show some warping. Normal warping will
have symmetry, however. Notice also how the sky has been cropped.
- What is it we are not allowed to see ?
- RIGHT EYE
- Notated image taken from
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/images.cfm?id=833
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- LEFT EYE
- Notated image taken from
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/images.cfm?id=832
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- The Data4science.net team has reviewed thousands
of images from the two rovers. Selected additional bizarre and lesser known
images from Mars have been saved at http://www.data4science.net/mars/
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