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Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity inside Endurance Crater
This synthetic image of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover inside Endurance Crater was produced using Virtual Presence in Space technology. Developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, this technology combines visualization and image processing tools with Hollywood-style special effects. The image was created using a photorealistic model of the rover and an approximately full-color mosaic. The size of the rover in the image is approximately correct and was based on the size of the rover tracks in the mosaic. Because this synthesis provides viewers with a sense of their own virtual presence (as if they were there themselves), such views can be useful to mission teams by enhancing perspective and a sense of scale. Opportunity captured the underlying view of Burns Cliff after driving right to the base of this southeastern portion of the inner wall of Endurance Crater. The view combines frames taken by Opportunitys panoramic camera between the rovers 287th and 294th martian days (November 13 to 20, 2004). This is a composite of 46 different images, each acquired in seven different Pancam filters. It is an approximately true-color rendering generated from the panoramic cameras 750-nanometer, 530-nanometer and 430-nanometer filters. The mosaic spans more than 180 degrees side to side. Because of this wide-angle view, the cliff walls appear to bulge out toward the camera. In reality the walls form a gently curving, continuous surface
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This print showcases the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity inside Endurance Crater, created using cutting-edge Virtual Presence in Space technology. Developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this innovative technology combines visualization and image processing tools with Hollywood-style special effects to provide viewers with a sense of their own virtual presence on Mars. The photorealistic model of the rover and an approximately full-color mosaic were used to create this synthetic image. The size of the rover in the picture is accurately depicted based on its tracks in the mosaic, enhancing perspective and scale for mission teams studying Mars. Opportunity captured this stunning view of Burns Cliff after venturing right to the base of this southeastern portion of Endurance Crater's inner wall. The composite image consists of 46 different frames taken by Opportunity's panoramic camera between November 13 and 20,2004. Each frame was acquired using seven different Pancam filters, resulting in an approximately true-color rendering that spans more than 180 degrees side to side. As you gaze at this mesmerizing print from Stocktrek Images, notice how the cliff walls appear to bulge out toward you due to its wide-angle view. However, it is important to note that these walls actually form a gently curving continuous surface. Immerse yourself in this extraordinary Martian landscape through this remarkable synthesis that brings us closer than ever before to exploring our neighboring planet.
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