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3D Martian Flyover Movies

Posted by kdawson on from the wheee dept.

Matthew Sparkes writes "NASA has created two virtual flyovers of the Mars rover landing sites using 3D imagery from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (New Scientist story here). The images were made using the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). The three-dimensional information is obtained by taking pairs of images from slightly different vantage points as the spacecraft orbits the Red Planet."

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  1. I want my tax dollars back... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I don't see any Transformers in the movie.

  2. that's not mars... by notgm · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the Excel 97 easter egg.

  3. I hope martians are 3D by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think it would be disappointing if Martians were only 2D, and scary if they were 4D.