First High-Res Color Photos from Mars

mzs writes "The first color thumbnail from Spirit was available yesterday from a larger image. Today some full-size color images are available. If you are in the USA you may be interested in catching the NOVA program on your local PBS station tonight." Acrobatman notes the existence of a nifty utility:"Mars24, a Mac OS X and Java application and applet which displays a Mars 'sunclock', a graphical representation of Mars. This free utility shows the current sun- and nightsides of Mars, along with a numerical readout of the time in 24-hour format and landmarks such as the landing positions of the rovers."

Comments

Uninspiring?

[Chris Burke]

Between the mystery of seeing a truly alien landscape from the ground, and the symbolism of what humankind can accomplish when we set our mind to it, I find this terribly inspiring.

Next you'll tell me you don't see what's so beautiful about a woman's eyes... They're just a white jelly-filled ball covered in mucous, after all.

There's more to beauty than just the photons hitting your cornea.