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First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line

• lutusp 14y ago
  > First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover It is not "correct color" as one would see it on Mars. As explained by its creator, it is color-adjusted to correspond to how the pictured landscape would look if it were on earth. If it were truly "correct color", the sky would be pink-orange -- like this: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/assets_c/2012/08/674080main_PIA15691-43_946-710-thumb-550x412.jpg http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/assets_c/2012/08/...
  • munimkazia 14y ago
    I don't understand. How is the color adjusted? Does the picture OP posted show the landscape with earth's atmospheric conditions?
    • lutusp 14y ago
      > How is the color adjusted? An adept user of programs like Photoshop can manipulate the colors of an image to meet any imaginable criterion: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/curiosity-sharp-base/ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/curiosity-sharp-ba... A quote: "The colors in this image are not what a human standing on Mars would see — the presence of dust in the atmosphere would make the scene appear much redder. Instead, the pictures have been white-balanced to show how it would appear under typical Earth lighting conditions. This will help the Earth-centered geologists who are trained to recognize features based on how they look using more familiar light."
• athesyn 14y ago
  Makes me wish for more space travel during my life time.