How Big Are Our Feet?
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007To give you some idea as to the size of a HiRISE image, I’ve put together a few screenshots from our planning software, HiPlan. These images compare the HiRISE footprint with that of the the THEMIS instrument aboard Mars Odyssey. These screenshots are shown below as thumbnails; click on a thumbnail to see the screenshot at its actual resolution.
I should note that these are not planned to be actual HiRISE images; I was using HiPlan in test mode while working on the display of the individual HiRISE CCD footprints.
Take a look at this screenshot. It covers a small region of Mars roughly one degree across and slightly less than a degree tall:
