About us  01 February, 2009 10:42

About this blog

Welcome to the Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera Blog!

This blog is operated by ESA - the European Space Agency - as an unofficial and in-depth source of information for the general public (important information and disclaimer).

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About us  01 February, 2009 10:41

The Editors

We asked the team working on the Mars Webcam Blog to introduce themselves. 

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Files used to create panorama: 10-012_10.41.44_VMC_Img_No_2.raw, 10-012_10.46.08_VMC_Img_No_8.raw, 10-012_10.51.16_VMC_Img_No_15.raw, 10-012_10.54.56_VMC_Img_No_20.raw, 10-012_11.00.03_VMC_Img_No_27.raw, 10-012_11.03.44_VMC_Img_No_32.raw. I downloaded the original raw files from the ESA website and unpacked them to rgb.PNG files using vmc2rgb.exe (courtesy of Gordon Ugarkovic) combined with vmc_flat.raw for flat-fielding. The files were then processed using Adobe Photoshop CS4: I adjusted levels including red green and blue output to bring out the colour. Next curves and smart sharpening were applied to each file. The remaining unwanted artifacts were removed using the clone stamp tool and the healing brush. Finally, the mosaic was created using Photomerge. Image Credit: Errol Bruce/ESA Image submitted by Ian Musgrave, Adelaide, Australia, 28 August 2008. Ian writes: View of the North Polar cap of Mars taken by the Mars webcam (MEX-VMC) instrument from a distance of 10,000 km on September 30, 2010. This image was created by making an average of several images 2,4,6,8,10,12,14, and 16. Then Gaussian blurring this by 1 pixel to make a smooth color background. Next, Image No 12 was used as a luminosity layer. It was also used as a HiPass layer to enhance subtle details. Finally it was blended with some of the original Image No. 12. Contrast enhancement and rotation and cropping gave the final image. Image credits: ESA / Mike Malaska Mars image in false colour created from two originals captured 10 October 2008. The originals were processed by Bogdan Stancescu, Bucharest, Romania. Bogdan writes: