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Mars Express Images of Olympus Mons

Posted by michael on from the skycam dept.

tr0llb4rt0 writes "The New Scientist reports on high resolution images of Olympus Mons taken by the ESA's Mars Express probe. Earlier pictures had suffered due to problems syncronizing the images from the high resolution stereo camera but these latest images are of excellent quality and scientists expect the quality of future images to improve further. High resolution images are available at the ESA's Mars Express Multimedia Gallery."

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  1. From an artist's view.. by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Insightful

    These pics are cool. It's an interesting mix of alien and familiar. Wish I had something more insightful to say, but I'm a little too startled for that.

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    "Derp de derp."
    1. Re:From an artist's view.. by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I take it you've never been to Utah? And no, that's not a joke, the rock formations out there are breath-taking. Parts of Galaxy Quest were filmed there for that reason.

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      "Derp de derp."
  2. Re:Lava Tubes!! by WormholeFiend · · Score: 3, Insightful

    err slow down and stop? aerobraking? parachute?

    for the RETURN TO EARTH VEHICLE????

    plenty of atmosphere on Earth, last time I checked...