Thursday, September 20, 2007

News Mars Flyover Video

A new 3D flyover of Mars has been created using the latest data from the orbiter. In this video a crater is visible with light-toned material that hasn't been seen in a flyover before.

The 3D simulation technology has clearly improved in recent years. Being able to see different tones and textures of the Martian surface in a video simulation is relatively new capability.



The imagery and stereo information for this video come from images taken on Dec. 12, 2006, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera and the Context Camera (CTX) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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