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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: July 2009
Friday Funny
Dan was attending his 4X4 club’s monthly meeting and had just told them he couldn’t make the upcoming camping trip because his wife wouldn’t let him go. After listening to the jeers and other derisive remarks from his fellow 4X4 … Continue reading
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I upgraded to #HootSuite 2.0 because its a cool new toy http://hootsuite.com/upgrade
Today’s POTUS Commentary
Today we take a look at some of the lighter aspects of the presidency that are being reported across the country. Item 1 – Beer selection The upcoming Presidential Summit between POTUS, Prof. Gates, and Sgt. Crowley features a variety … Continue reading
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Images
I have commented before about how there is so very much that takes place subliminally in images. Things that we may not conciously be aware of that play on our perceptions. In one camp there are those that actually research … Continue reading
Posted in Evil walks the earth, Iran, Politics
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POTUS 44, Achievments to date
Your list may vary…. He has….. 1. Offended the Queen of England . 2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia . 3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega. 4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek. 5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo … Continue reading
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Living The Fairy Tale?
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as … Continue reading
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Cleverness
The cleaverness of the human never ceases to amaze me… Neil Armstrong is being hailed today on the anniversary of the moon landing. He is from Ohio. The first man to orbit, John Glenn, was from Ohio. The first man … Continue reading
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Changing Attitudes
I ran across this post recently. An interesting essay that I think is one of those must read pieces for everyone. It details one man’s story and realization that evil is out there, and bad stuff happens to anyone. When … Continue reading
Posted in Evil walks the earth, Firearms
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