30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:01:13 GMT <P>These are crops from a HiRISE image of the central part of Phoenix's planned landing site... I must admit I'm very nervous about Phoenix coming down amongst these rocks. Each one is quite a bit bigger than the lander itself...! :-(</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr05vaXUgaJGZvv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr05ZM2F2VfC1Av4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_2" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_2</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/27/hirise-sees-phoenixs-landing-site.../1681 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/27/hirise-sees-phoenixs-landing-site.../1681 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:01:13 GMT <P>Two cropped areas from the same image today...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr06aJkFpgTA4Mv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>(Full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/PSP_007676_1385s.jpg">here</A>)</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr06H8-scP0Gdov4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>(Full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/PSP_007676_1385-b-s.jpg">here</A>)</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_2" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_2</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/13/streamlined-dunes.../1676 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/13/streamlined-dunes.../1676 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:29:30 GMT <P>I cropped these close-ups of interesting features from images in the "Imagefest 5" release on the HiRISE website...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr02t2y3El832wv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>A spray of rocks on a valley floor (full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/rocks-psp-001712-1405-b.jpg">here</A>)</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr05E65sft-S7Gv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Large "monolith" boulder casting a long shadow... (full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/boulder-psp-001790-1405b.jpg">here</A>)</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr08AfN8c43LZ2v4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Track left by a large boulder rolling and bouncing down a slope... (full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/tracks-b.jpg">here</A>)</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_3" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_3</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/12/new-crops-from-imagefest-5/1675 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/12/new-crops-from-imagefest-5/1675 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:08:58 GMT <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0ynyBgUgKQZMv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Full size version <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/mound-c3.jpg">here</A></P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_1" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_1</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/09/stunning-rounded-mesa.../1673 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/09/stunning-rounded-mesa.../1673 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:56:01 GMT <P>Today NASA released stunning images of Mars's largest moon, Phobos, as seen by HiRISE...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr08HiqAWuv4tIv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>here are some crops I've taken from my colour-enhanced version of the main image...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0x0RcZR6i8oqv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0zNoKIu8NqLRv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0873tl7Q9Xc9v4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>You can find the full size HiRISE image <A href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/multimedia/pia10369.html">here</A>...</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_4" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_4</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/09/hirise-images-phobos.../1672 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/04/09/hirise-images-phobos.../1672 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:06:06 GMT <P>Yes, the HiRISE IAS Viewer continues to amaze and amuse me, and I keep finding real gold nuggets in the HiRISE archives. Here are a few I found today...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0*t8-CliDkb6v4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>My first thought when I saw that was "Hmmm, great landslide, but nothing special..." But then I zoomed in and saw this...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0xxjArzX40XVv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>... which made me sit up and take notice because the presence of such heavy cratering on that landslide apron means the landslide happened a long, long time ago. Most landslides we see happened relatively recently, so this was a striking illustration of just how ancient the martian landscape is. </P> <P>Then I found this intriguing area...you'll see there are two prominent craters...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr03F55CHsYW5Sv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>... which again look nothing special, but when you zoom in on them you can see that they have layered mounds inside them, at the top,&nbsp;that look strikingly similar...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0*WeN5HSx6XQv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr04*WDh0YpNALv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Full size version of that lower crater <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/MedialRidgeWithinTrough-Possible-2.jpg">here</A>...</P> <P>And finally, when I saw this image I couldn't help wondering what kind of a view a rover - or future martian settler or colonist - would have if they stood on the edge of the cliffs and looked down into this dust dune rippled valley... I can almost hear the sweeping, epic theme from "The Big Country" when I look at <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/ValleyNearNiliFossaewithSomeLayerin.jpg">this scene</A>...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0-uglvFSflblv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_6" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_6</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/30/new-views.../1659 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/30/new-views.../1659 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:12:42 GMT <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr03IZir13ujNpv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr06IH4OPSYBN6v4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Full size version of crater <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/cc.jpg"><FONT color=#3333ff>here</FONT></A>. </P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_2" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_2</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/29/couple-of-new-pictures.../1657 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/29/couple-of-new-pictures.../1657 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:04:05 GMT <P>My first independent look at "The Avalanche" with IAS Viewer...</P> <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0*cGrEDUejHUv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Full size version <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/av2s.jpg"><FONT color=#3333ff>here</FONT></A>...</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_1" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_1</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/27/revisiting-an-old-friend.../1656 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/27/revisiting-an-old-friend.../1656 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:16:21 GMT <P><IMG src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr0zT*B1Zyws2ov4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m"/></P> <P>Full size <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/g2b2.jpg"><FONT color=#3333ff>here</FONT></A>.</P> <DIV id=metrics contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: none; FILTER: alpha(opacity=0)"><A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload</A>, <A href="http://technorati.com/tag/aoljpictureUpload_1" target=_blank rel=tag>aoljpictureUpload_1</A></DIV> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/26/close-up-of-gullies.../1654 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/26/close-up-of-gullies.../1654 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:22:17 GMT <P><IMG style="WIDTH: 453px; HEIGHT: 358px" height=310 src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=5850BEyZzhu*teXWpWRAxfgr01mWtNqGOCdSv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&amp;size=m" width=391/></P> <P>Full size version <A href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cumbriansky/PairofSmallPitsintheArsiaChasmataPS.jpg"><FONT color=#3333ff>here</FONT></A>. </P> http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/26/pair-of-small-pits-in-the-arsia-chasmata-psp_005203_1730/1653 http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/hirise-views/entries/2008/03/26/pair-of-small-pits-in-the-arsia-chasmata-psp_005203_1730/1653 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:52:17 GMT Atom 1.0 XSLT Transform v1 (http://atom.geekhood.net/)