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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in this dramatically lit view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The rover used the panoramic camera (Pancam) between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. local Mars time to record images taken through different filters and combined into this mosaic view. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars (March 9, 2012). At that time, Opportunity was spending low-solar-energy weeks of the Martian winter at the Greeley Haven outcrop on the Cape York segment of Endeavour's western rim. In order to give the mosaic a rectangular aspect, some small parts of the edges of the mosaic and sky were filled in with parts of an image acquired earlier as part of a 360-degree panorama from the same location. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011. This crater spans 14 miles (22 kilometers) in diameter, or about the same area as the city of Seattle. This is more than 20 times wider than Victoria Crater, the largest impact crater that Opportunity had previously examined. The interior basin of Endeavour is in the upper half of this view. The mosaic combines about a dozen images taken through Pancam filters centered on wavelengths of 753 nanometers (near infrared), 535 nanometers (green) and 432 nanometers (violet). The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater's distant floor. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
a life size cutout of Elvis……
a life size cutout of Elvis….. Only in Memphis
So I am wandering throguh the …
So I am wandering throguh the gift shop here in the memphis airport and come around the edge of a set of shelves and ran into The King
hanging out in the airport. w…
hanging out in the airport. waiting for a flight. thought I would play with twitter from my phone.
Age Old Question…
Finally the definitive answer to … Ginger or Mary Ann They are both so hot, does it matter??
Posted in Culture, Humor
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About That Global Warming Thing…
Nevermind. At least that is what it seems like around here lately. So, common sense observations appear to be backed up by scientific fact. The earth is now on the brink of entering another Ice Age, according to a large … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Weather
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Murder Rates Correlate to Gun Laws
Did you know that you can draw a direct correlation between murder rates and gun laws? This should come as no surprise to anyone. This is kind of old news, and has been reported in many other places. Let’s take … Continue reading
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Google Search – Environmental Impact?
We all know that there are a lot of grants out there that are a bit unusual. This bit of research says to me that: a.) Someone has too much time on their hands. b.) Someone else has too much … Continue reading
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Fairness
Having young children, I hear “It’s not fair” and awful lot. Recently, we have heard a lot about proportional responses equating to “fairness”. I agree with the following sentiments.
Posted in Foriegn Policy
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