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Mars In 3D

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the next-lets-blow-bubbles dept.

xaositects writes "Now I know all of you have your 3D glasses from 1985 still, so don them once again to check out these cool 3D images of Mars's Arctic landscape from the Phoenix Lander's stereoscopic imager. There are also a few close-ups of the parts of Phoenix that are in view and a link to more pictures on the Phoenix Image Gallery."

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  1. 1985 by BPPG · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I know all of your have your 3D glasses from 1985...

    I was born in late 1986, you insensitive clod!

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  2. separated images available? by radarsat1 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does anyone know if they post the left and right images separately anywhere?

    For those of us who don't have immediate access to a pair of red-blue glasses, there are other ways..

    For instance, they could provide an animated gif of both images alternating, which gives you a 3D impression as if you're moving your head to the left and right. This doesn't require glasses and can be a pretty effective way to get an image to "pop out" without actually being stereoscopic.

    1. Re:separated images available? by dredwerker · · Score: 5, Funny

      For instance, they could provide an animated gif of both images alternating, which gives you a 3D impression as if you're moving your head to the left and right. This doesn't require glasses and can be a pretty effective way to get an image to "pop out" without actually being stereoscopic.

      Are we still talking about Hannah Montana?

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  3. No worky... by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm blind in one eye you blue-tinted insensitive clods!

  4. Psh by neokushan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Go into any good supermarket and you can pick up a full 3D model of Mars for pennies. Screw the 3D glasses, you can feel the ridges on it yourself, even dig to find if there really IS water beneath the surface.
    So far, all I've found is Nougat and Caramel, though...

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  5. that's because by ClioCJS · · Score: 5, Informative

    You need to turn your glasses backwards/inside out/blue red instead of red blue. Silly NASA.

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  6. Re:General gripe about 3D formats. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hmm. I just realized that's a copyrighted image... Taking it down sorry.

    Leave it up. Work products of the U.S. Government (ie. any pictures from NASA) are public domain with a few exceptions that don't apply here. Just because someone sticks a copyright notice on something doesn't make it copyrighted.