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Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: Ozark on January 19, 2004, 02:04:29 PM

Check out the detailed stereoscopic photo of a huge Martian canyon.

http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMWF0474OD_1.html

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: GRUNHERZ on January 19, 2004, 02:06:51 PM

I see the beagle!!! :lol

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: gofaster on January 19, 2004, 02:40:48 PM

Maybe its an optical illusion, but it almost seems as if the two sides of the canyon meet at a 90-degree angle.

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: CyranoAH on January 19, 2004, 06:12:32 PM

If you look closely, you'll realize it's a composite of a vertical image and it's 3D representation, as if you were looking at it from a few hundred feet above the surface.

Daniel

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: Duedel on January 20, 2004, 01:49:53 AM

Quote

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I see the beagle!!! :lol

(http://www.postwritersgroup.com/edcartoons/ande010604.gif) :D

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: GRUNHERZ on January 20, 2004, 02:29:37 AM

You euro types blame america for all your failings?

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: Dowding on January 20, 2004, 03:21:52 AM

shrecking hell Grunherz, get over yourself. Or are you that dense?

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: straffo on January 20, 2004, 03:32:00 AM

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
You euro types blame america for all your failings?

don't think the Washington post is Yuropean ... yet :)

Title: ESA's Mars Express Photo
Post by: Duedel on January 20, 2004, 05:14:33 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Dowding
shrecking hell Grunherz, get over yourself. Or are you that dense?

I guess he meant it as a joke.