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New images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 30 January 2010, for more details on this observation hit the \"Full Story\" link below. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)
Image Sets
30 January, 2010 00:17
New Images From 30 January 2010 Added
New images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 30 January 2010, for more details on this observation hit the \"Full Story\" link below. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)
Image Sets
28 January, 2010 17:07
New Images From 28 January 2010 Added
New images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 28 January 2010, for more details on this observation hit the \"Full Story\" link below. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)
Image Sets
22 January, 2010 22:58
New Images From 22 January 2010 Added
New images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 22 January 2010, for more details on this observation hit the \"Full Story\" link below. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)
General , Public Submissions
22 January, 2010 09:22
Flying over Mars: Mosaic by Errol Bruce
Image Credit: Errol Bruce/ESA
First-time contributor Errol Bruce of Lakeside, California, has sent us this fantastic mosaic based on VMC observations of 12 January. It shows a beautiful view of a stripe across Mars as Mars Express flew away from the planet, pointing VMC and snapping pictures as it went. The images show this flight, starting at an altitude of 1800 km on the right of the image and hurtling away from the planet until the last picture (on the left of the image) was taken at an altitude of nearly 4500 km. To give you a feeling of speed, the time for this whole journey was only 30 minutes!
In Errol's mosaic, you can see the first images on the right of the panorama, which cover a smaller area but have more surface detail, as the spacecraft was close to the planet. Then, as it ascends, you see the area of each image get larger and larger, with a corresponding drop in the resolution of the details on the surface. It's a really nice illustration of the journey made by Mars Express on every orbit, which lasts a little under 7 hours and takes the spacecraft from an altitude of over 10 000 km down to a closest approach of around 350 km altitude.
On top of this, Errol has managed to bring out beautiful colours and fantastic detail. To learn how he did it, hit "Full story" for more details - a great submission, thanks Errol! -- Thomas
Image Sets
21 January, 2010 19:37
New Images From 21 January 2010 Added
New images have been posted to the image database. These images are from the VMC observation on 21 January 2010, for more details on this observation hit the \"Full Story\" link below. To access the images click the link below. Also you can access the Celestia file to see where the images were captured and access the raw data in the zip file (for more details see Help us with the VMC)
