New PDS release!
We’ve just released 1008 new HiRISE images to the PDS! (See main page, or click here for the catalog.) This release covers orbits 8200 – 9299 of the primary mission, or in other words, the end of April through the end of July. That means we’re releasing data that’s only about 6 weeks old! This is awesome – I’m so impressed with the downlink team! The amount of work required to process these images is astounding, let alone prepare and post everything for an official release.
Here are a few examples of cool images, which were previously unreleased:
- PSP_008248_2640, Polygons and spots on defrosting dunes (right)
- PSP_008269_1395, crazy weird stuff in Hellas Planitia (be sure to look at the whole browse image on this one!)
- PSP_008322_1865, Multiple generations of slope streaks on a crater in Arabia Terra (left)
- PSP_008343_1430, Gullies on mesas in Gorgonum Chaos
I’ve only looked through the first few pages in the release. I know there are a lot more amazing images in there, so if you’re browsing through the images, post some of your favorites below!
September 11th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Hi, Kite:
Thanx for posting these! I love seeing these images of the Red Planet in close-up.
Almost as much as the images themselves, I enjoy reading the descriptions of what we’re looking at. Unfortunately, only one of the four images you selected included such a description (PSP_008343_1430).
I would encourage the HiRISE staff and web folk to include these descriptions.
Thank you. Keep up the good work!
:-J
September 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Thanks, Gerry!
Those descriptions are part of our weekly caption releases. Members of the science team, who helped plan the images, pick a few of their favorites each week and write captions for them. I think they’re great, too!
Unfortunately, we just don’t have the time to write such lengthy descriptions for every image when we’re taking hundreds per week!
For more of those captions, keep an eye on our weekly releases. They’re posted each Wednesday on the main page, or click on “New Images” (http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/nea.php).
September 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
These images are a national treasure. An international legacy. Many thanks to all the team members who go to the effort to make them readily available to the public. What an amazing thing to be able to ride along with MRO.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:14 am
The regular weekly releases have included wallpaper versions of the pictures… something I’ve really enjoyed. I realize that it’s unlikely to expect that the Dec PDS 1000+ picture release would include these wallpapers.
Would it be possible for a guide as to how to create your own wallpapers from these images be published. I’ve poked around looking at some of the images, and I can’t find anything that I would consider useable, or at least easily convertible into a wallpaper.
How are these great looking wallpapers created?
thanks.
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