Curiosity Rover: First Billion Pixel Panorama from Mars. - Polidicks

Looks like Earth. [editline]20th June 2013[/editline] Now I want to see Titan like this.

[QUOTE=CAS303;41114992]I can't handle the amount of lensflare on their banner [img]http://the303.org/imaeg/lensflareparty.jpg[/img] :v:[/QUOTE] Banner designed by J. J. Abrams

Cool more rocks...cause..you know..we don't have any of those on Earth... Seriously, these rovers need to find something interesting before NASA thinks the world wants to know about it...Like a huge canyon, or a cave, who knows what could be going on in caves!

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;41116418]Cool more rocks...cause..you know..we don't have any of those on Earth... Seriously, these rovers need to find something interesting before NASA thinks the world wants to know about it...Like a huge canyon, or a cave, who knows what could be going on in caves![/QUOTE] Jesus Christ, it's people like you that cut funding from space agencies. "Exploration? Fuck that. Come back when you have found aliens." Just because your limited imagination/intelligence finds little interest in a photo of the [I]surface of another planet,[/I] doesn't mean the rest of the world shares your boring perspective on the universe.

[QUOTE=potatospirit;41113395]Its very brown.[/QUOTE] Mars confirmed to be a modern day FPS.

[QUOTE=Ricool06;41116636]Jesus Christ, it's people like you that cut funding from space agencies. "Exploration? Fuck that. Come back when you have found aliens." Just because your limited imagination/intelligence finds little interest in a photo of the [I]surface of another planet,[/I] doesn't mean the rest of the world shares your boring perspective on the universe.[/QUOTE] It's not aliens that I want. I couldn't care less about the discovery of aliens. It's already common sense for there for be some out there somewhere. I just want to see NASA do something other than take pictures. I want to see NASA make space ships that can go in and our of atmospheres. I want to see colonies on planets and moons. I want to see mining expeditions and colony ships. Taking pictures is something we've been doing for centuries (granted before the camera they were drawings). Let's actually DO something out there. Just because rocks don't amuse me, doesn't mean that space doesn't.

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;41117420]It's not aliens that I want. I couldn't care less about the discovery of aliens. It's already common sense for there for be some out there somewhere. I just want to see NASA do something other than take pictures. I want to see NASA make space ships that can go in and our of atmospheres. I want to see colonies on planets and moons. I want to see mining expeditions and colony ships. Taking pictures is something we've been doing for centuries (granted before the camera they were drawings). Let's actually DO something out there. Just because rocks don't amuse me, doesn't mean that space doesn't.[/QUOTE] You realise we can't see colonies on planets and moons without learning as much about them first? [editline]21st June 2013[/editline] I had this great idea. We could send a rover to the nearest planet and learn as much as possible about it so that one day we could maybe colonise it. Thanks for the great idea, dude!

I wonder if Curiousity has any capability to make stereoscopic pictures. If so, Oculus Rift would be even more useful.

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;41117420]It's not aliens that I want. I couldn't care less about the discovery of aliens. It's already common sense for there for be some out there somewhere. I just want to see NASA do something other than take pictures. I want to see NASA make space ships that can go in and our of atmospheres. I want to see colonies on planets and moons. I want to see mining expeditions and colony ships. Taking pictures is something we've been doing for centuries (granted before the camera they were drawings). Let's actually DO something out there. Just because rocks don't amuse me, doesn't mean that space doesn't.[/QUOTE] Sorry, but what you're saying is just plain ignorant. Almost everything scientific takes time, effort, and previous advances to reach and achieve. Before we can go jetting between solar systems with ease, setting up colonies, and buddying up with/frying hypothetical aliens, we have to take each little baby step toward that advanced future. And yes, that means taking "boring" (not even remotely) pictures of other planets that were practically myth a few short eras ago. We're seeing through pictures what people centuries ago weren't certain was even real or reachable, how is that not exciting? People a few short centuries ago would have never even dreamed of sending a remote-controlled machine millions of miles through space to another planet, and seeing through its artificial eyes. Yet, their tiny steps of progress in fields at their level of advancement led us to this very moment. One day, possibly millenia, centuries or even decades from now, this will look trite in comparison to the current advancements in space technology and exploration. But without these pictures and rovers, that future may never come.

Good god. My conspiracy theorist dad takes one look at this and announces that it's Tunisia. Thanks, dad.

[QUOTE=Scot;41113590]Looks like a barren desert to me.[/QUOTE] It looks exactly like where I live :)

[QUOTE=TurboSax;41118760][B]Sorry, but what you're saying is just plain ignorant. Almost everything scientific takes time, effort, and previous advances to reach and achieve.[/B] Before we can go jetting between solar systems with ease, setting up colonies, and buddying up with/frying hypothetical aliens, we have to take each little baby step toward that advanced future. And yes, that means taking "boring" (not even remotely) pictures of other planets that were practically myth a few short eras ago. We're seeing through pictures what people centuries ago weren't certain was even real or reachable, how is that not exciting? People a few short centuries ago would have never even dreamed of sending a remote-controlled machine millions of miles through space to another planet, and seeing through its artificial eyes. Yet, their tiny steps of progress in fields at their level of advancement led us to this very moment. One day, possibly millenia, centuries or even decades from now, this will look trite in comparison to the current advancements in space technology and exploration. But without these pictures and rovers, that future may never come.[/QUOTE]And money. Dont forget about money. (of which NASA doesn't even get .5 percent of the Federal budget, yeah,[B] not even[/B] HALF of 1 percent.)

How long did it take them to get that photo back?

Sort of power armour mask on left and a monkey face on right. Or Mars was once the setting for a war, fought between dogs and monkeys. [IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/4rsyev.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Flapjacks;41117346]Mars confirmed to be a modern day FPS.[/QUOTE] Not enough bloom.

[QUOTE=Lethaxx;41119950]Sort of power armour mask on left and a monkey face on right. Or Mars was once the setting for a war, fought between dogs and monkeys. [IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/4rsyev.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]Or they're just rocks

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;41114090]Now to look for [B]Martians![/B][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://youbentmywookie.com/wookie/gallery/0709-hot-toys-mms-107-mars-attacks-16th-scale-martian-soldier-collectible-figure/9%20Mars%20Attacks!_Martian%20Soldier.jpg[/IMG] ''[I]Ack Ack Ack![/I]

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;41117420]It's not aliens that I want. I couldn't care less about the discovery of aliens. It's already common sense for there for be some out there somewhere. I just want to see NASA do something other than take pictures. I want to see NASA make space ships that can go in and our of atmospheres. I want to see colonies on planets and moons. I want to see mining expeditions and colony ships. Taking pictures is something we've been doing for centuries (granted before the camera they were drawings). Let's actually DO something out there. Just because rocks don't amuse me, doesn't mean that space doesn't.[/QUOTE] We can't just put a few nutjobs in an old RV, strap some SRBs to it, and call it a Mars colony. That might work for Jebediah Kerman but it simply would not work for NASA. We will see boots on mars, likely within 20 years given current funding. The biggest issue we have left to solve is the trip there and back and the logistics of the stay, not the surface itself. The trip using current rocketry is 6 month *each way*, and they'll have to stay for longer than that due to transfer windows being what they are. You can't just randomly go "Yup I'm going back to earth" half an hour after you land like we did on Apollo 11 with current rocketry.

[QUOTE=Naaz;41119075]Good god. My conspiracy theorist dad takes one look at this and announces that it's Tunisia. Thanks, dad.[/QUOTE]then NASA obviously aren't doing a very good job with the scenery. when you fake an alien planet in Tunisia it's supposed to look like this [img]http://www.tunisiaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lars-Homestead-exterior.jpg[/img]

How can we have a robotic semi autonomous robot on Mars, but famine in third world countries? Mybe we should sort out our own planet before we adventure to others?!

[QUOTE=Cranefield;41126602]How can we have a robotic semi autonomous robot on Mars, but famine in third world countries? Mybe we should sort out our own planet before we adventure to others?![/QUOTE] I think the money sent to those countries as aid far eclipses the budget for NASA. Not only that, this sort of scientific innovation has given us many things we take for granted. Just curious, you're on an Apple computer - why have you spent so much money on a computer that goes to a faceless multi billion dollar company when you could be donating that money to the third world?

[QUOTE=Cranefield;41126602]How can we have a robotic semi autonomous robot on Mars, but famine in third world countries? Mybe we should sort out our own planet before we adventure to others?![/QUOTE] NASA's budget is ridiculously small, it's not like the US government is yelling at all hours "FUCK THE STARVING KIDS WE'RE GOING TO [I]FUCKING [B]MARS.[/B][/I]" the United States space program is basically little more than a pet project compared to all the other inane stuff they spend money on, like inordinately large amounts of tanks that will never get used - there's far more stuff in need of a budget cut than NASA.

I would love to download that 1.33 gigabyte image just to see the detail.

[QUOTE=Killer900;41120487]Or they're just rocks[/QUOTE] or i wasn't being serious.