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Ask HN: Is there any video from Mars? And if not why?
I wanna see more photos, more videos etc.
- PaulHoule 8y agoI don't think there is any now. Mars is far away. The bit rate possible is not that great: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4269545/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/mars-rovers-get-bandwidth-boost/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4269545/ns/technology_and_science-... Opportunity at that time could upload 256 kbps to Earth. You could get highly compressed video over that kind of link, but it wouldn't be so appealing for scientific work because you'd be looking at compression artifacts as actual stuff. In that case the rover was talking to a relay satellite which then talked to earth. With bigger antennas (on all sides) and more power (on the Mars side) we could get that bit rate up. Even then there is the issue that video on Mars is going to be a few minutes delayed, so you are not going to have the special fun of being able to interact with things on video.
- DrScump 8y agoThere is, but Martians use a proprietary form of encryption that they haven't licensed to us puny Earthlings.
- zunzun 8y agoSpeak for yourself - after spending a week snorting Oumuamua dust, I think I have it all figured out.
- maerF0x0 8y agoTo clarify. Are you asking for videos that have been saved or do you mean realtime (ie, now)?
- wmf 8y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09hDM2NfluY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09hDM2NfluY
- zipotm 8y agoThat was awesome!