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Stunning!<BR>
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Jeremy Webb<BR>
<BR>> For maximum OMG factor, see:<BR>> <BR>> http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/wp-content/uploads/PSP_008579_9020_descent.jpg<BR>> <BR>> The caption for that crater image is as follows:<BR>> http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/?p=190<BR>> <BR>> "So it turns out that the descent of Phoenix is actually visible in the<BR>> browse scale image. That's the image which is reduced in scale by a<BR>> factor of ten which eliminates a lot of noise. What's more astounding is<BR>> that directly line-of-sight in the background is giant Heimdall Crater!<BR>> Yesterday's image made everyone's jaw drop but this one is mind-blowing.<BR>> The tiny image below is linked to the browse scale image.<BR>> <BR>> This oblique view has been rotated so the crater is facing up. Phoenix,<BR>> caught in its Promethean act, is between 8 and 10 kilometers above the<BR>> surface, descending in the foreground at a distance of approximately 20<BR>> kilometers from the crater. It's landing site was ultimately beyond the<BR>> crater's ejecta blanket.<BR>> <BR>> The inset is an enhanced version at full resolution, showing some<BR>> details of the parachute."<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Amara<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>> Amara Graps, PhD www.amara.com<BR>> Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, Colorado<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> extropy-chat mailing list<BR>> extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org<BR>> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat<BR><BR><br /><hr />Get fish-slapping on Messenger! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000008ukm/direct/01/' target='_new'>Play Now</a></body>
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