Pumpkinhead Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Just thought I'd have a little fun with NASA's Space Simulator This is what Mars looks like right this moment as seen from Earth: Mars! And if I know my Mars topography, Cydonia should be approximately behind that dark "spot" in the upper left section! (which means those pesky Martians can't see us at the moment ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neorapsta Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 lol, would be nice to know how they made such a high res mars model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBlade Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 would be nice to know how they made such a high res mars model.Pictures from the probes sent there, plus views from telescopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 High-res maps of Mars are easy to come by, whereas the model of Pluto looks like a crap blue-black fractal map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neorapsta Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Lol, Pluto might just be a crappy blue-black fractal map in RL How bout this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 It looks like they've updated their model since last I saw it... It's definately looking better B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBlade Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Pluto might just be a crappy blue-black fractal map in RLHeheh, you might be right. The problem with getting accurate pictures from Pluto is the distance. I guess that detailed pictures from Mars as easier to get because the planet's a lot closer to Earth than Pluto. Since the transmission has to travel millions of miles from the probe to Earth, I'm guessing the images get distorted considerably more on their long way towards the receiver on this planet than the ones sent from probes orbitting Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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