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Go on a Virtual Trip to Mars

Posted by michael on from the diy dept.

Jaroslaw Zachwieja writes "The Druantia Virtual Trip to Mars Project has made access to MOLA data simplier than ever. The data is served as 16bit PNG files. A bash script and interpolation program is available to automate the retrieving process. Druantia project (still a little baby in need of developers) aims to allow anyone with decent graphic card and broadband internet connection to explore Mars and interact with other participants connected. The data served is the highest publicly available set with one pixel for approx. 460 meters and (uncompressed) takes 2GB of disk space. Meet you at Olympus Mons? :)"

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  1. Re:X-Plane by meringuoid · · Score: 2, Informative
    This would be a good map to convert into X-Plane format. Then you can fly over Mars in a bi-plane or an airliner, just like we'll be doing in 2120.

    Hey, that's a great idea... I'm amazed nobody's ever done it before!

    --
    Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
  2. Re:Don't forget... by Randy+Wang · · Score: 3, Informative

    I think he was actually referring to Douglas Adams' concept of the hitchhiker's towel, from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, forever immortalised in his writings:

    Roostar: "Hello. My name is Roostar. And this is my towel."
    Arthur Dent: "Hello, Roostar. Hello, towel."

    --
    --- Egads, I glow in the dark!
  3. Prime space real estate already for sale! by Teechur007 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Believe it or not...real estate IS being sold in space ...damn you Tom Cruise! :) --Teechur007

  4. For Posterity - Stephen Baxter's Voyage by smoker2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can find all the episodes here, no time limits, free download.
    Approx 9MB each episode (5 in all)

    Voyage

    ;-)

    (Note: firefox likes to add .ram to the downloaded filename, not necessary to play).