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Control the Camera on Mars Global Surveyor

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the begin-pan-left dept.

Angry Toad writes "According to Spaceflight Now, NASA is getting ready to take suggestions for what parts of the surface of Mars the Mars Global Surveyor should take pictures of next. Currently there are high-resolution images for around 3% of the surface of Mars, and they are willing to consider any reasonable suggestions for new imaging locations. Of course this is a publicity stunt, but all the same it would be rather cool to have a bit of 'virtual control' of the MGS camera."

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  1. New locations? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm pretty sure that NASA knows of any interesting things on mars and will image them. The mail reading staff at NASA will probably interpret them, and submit to someone else what the people are responding the most with. This most definately would not make any decision - time on that thing is way too valuable.

  2. How about... by justrob · · Score: 5, Funny


    the other 97%

  3. Liitle green snowmen by InsaneCreator · · Score: 3, Funny

    I suggest they take pictures of the polar cap. If there are any little green men on Mars, I'm sure they've built some awesome snowmen and ice castles! :)

  4. I know! by Renraku · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about we get to Phobos and Deimos instead?

    Maybe if they zoom the camera all the way in they'll be able to see a cyber demon lord or at least one of those buildings we got to walk through on doom.

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  5. Publicity Stunt by simon_aus · · Score: 5, Funny

    If mars had nude-beaches then this would be really popular and be in the real spirit of the internet.

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  6. The general public decides? You and I? by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    Isn't that a good way to ensure we'll only have upskirt photos of hot green Martian women?

    I mean, we already know about the Leather Goddesses of Phobos...

  7. Re:Aftermath by shird · · Score: 2, Funny

    Given that we were intrigued by what looked like a face on the surface of mars, maybe we should create some face-like formation on earth. This way, passer-by aliens may see the creation and send a probe of their own... heh. just a thought.

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  8. Re:Focus on impact craters by uncoveror · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe we shouldn't be snooping around at Mars. According to former NASA employee, and Mars expert Harvey Kurtz, The Martians really don't like it!
    Read more,
    and more,
    and more
    and more still!

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  9. I'm having a conneciton problem. Please help. by rock_climbing_guy · · Score: 4, Funny
    PING MARS.surveyor (207.46.245.214) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from my_leet_box (123.134.156.178):
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.

    Does something need to be adjusted, or is there a problem with the optical signal. Oh, wait a minute, I just got a response. What a crappy ping time!

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  10. Take a shot of "The Butt on Mars" by Azethoth666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It should be right on the opposite side of where the face is.

  11. Re:A little offtopic, but by Channard · · Score: 1, Funny
    I just noticed that in the pictures of Mars taken while the Surveyor approaches Mars, there are no stars.

    Stars? Why the hell would you find stars on a soundstage? I mean... er... *runs to grab tinfoil hat before the CIA fries his brain*

  12. Re:Liitle green snowmen (really!) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This image and this corresponding daytime image

    I think this is the first time I've seen a 320x10768 picture.. how do you print that out, on toilet paper?

  13. How about by Cackmobile · · Score: 4, Funny

    Night side. Have the probe turned off. Then suddenly power it up and take a photo with a big flash. That should catch those Martians off gaurd.

    A bit silly I know!!!

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  14. Re:Aftermath by ralphclark · · Score: 4, Funny
    unless a large number of people vote "Pathfinder/Sojourner site".


    If we could get sufficiently high res pix to see the pathfinder rover itself we'd probably see that it's up on bricks with the tyres missing and the radio's been stolen.

  15. Re:Aftermath by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think most slash.ters would answer "CowboyNeil"