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Originally posted by allbab
Not as amazing as your avatar. what the hell is that thing???
Originally posted by windword
So, who took this picture?
I know someone will tell me that an arm of the rover took the picture, but I don't see how.
cool pic. i like poring over these looking for pareidolia- type stuff or just interesting details like the one below.
Originally posted by zilebeliveunknown
Anyway, odd inprint on the surface which is different than tyre pattern. Anyone to offer explanation?
Originally posted by intrptr
... before the photographer took a picture.... Of course, don't you see him? They forgot to photo shop him out of the reflection in the lens of the main camera. Yah, you don't see him? He's wearing sunglasses and has a crewcut...
Originally posted by intrptr
reply to post by Silcone Synapse
Thanks for bringing that image. I love to scour it. Nothing like you say than a close up of a patch of ground on another planet. It gives me reality shivers... how cool to be looking at the surface of a planet so far away and yet on my computer screen?
That machine in all its detail is an awesome scientific accomplishment too. Amazing times...
Originally posted by intrptr
... before the photographer took a picture.... Of course, don't you see him? They forgot to photo shop him out of the reflection in the lens of the main camera. Yah, you don't see him? He's wearing sunglasses and has a crewcut...
Originally posted by wildespace
It's a fantastic image (or rather a mosaic of many images).
That clearly explains why the arm can't be seen, and makes perfect sense, but why would NASA wanna do that? That's just begging for the accusations of being Photoshopped.
Originally posted by wildespace
The images were taken by the MAHLI camera on the end of the rover's robotic arm. It's like taking a picture of yourself while hoding the camera in your outstretched arm. You don't see the robotic arm in this mosaic because the images were it appears were replaced by identical images where the arm was out of shot. I'd like to point out that it's not due to photoshopping wizadry at NASA;