MSL Curiosity@MSL_101Now that the image has leaked out, we can post it too... MRO captures #MSL pic.twitter.com/zK7iTCjX19 minutes ago via web
It's real. The official MSL Twitter account just tweeted it a few minutes ago too.
I dunno, I'm still skeptical. The image is just too perfect.
Quote from: Lars_J on 08/06/2012 04:23 pmI dunno, I'm still skeptical. The image is just too perfect.It was just explained how the picture was taken, how it was zoomed, etc. No need for skepticism when it's covered in the presser. (Unless you think she was lying?)
The "blotch" artifact in image could be landing component, could be dust devil, but it's just one image so not really sure.
Lander module was told to go to the north, no idea where it landed though. If HiRISE takes an image that would be the only way they can find it.They will be taking images of landing site (maybe in the next day but that would be a little hazy.) Best images 6- and 12-days from now, and in those images they can probably find where other components landing.The picture above is 33cm/pixel.
A hair over a foot a pixel... I wonder if the original units where English and this is the translation, that or someone said 1/3 of a meter.
Quote from: Lars_J on 08/06/2012 04:23 pmI dunno, I'm still skeptical. The image is just too perfect.Too perfect to be real? Are we still talking about Mars?