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"Compressed to fit the screen" (APOD 1 Nov 2006)
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:25 am
by JohnD
Brilliant!
Completely got me.
I was getting quite huffy that this pic had been spoilt by the horizontal compression, then I clicked on the 'to fit your screen' link.
You have a wicked sense of humour.
JOhn
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:52 pm
by iamlucky13
Whoa...good catch.
In case you didn't try, the full size image appears to be the original aspect ratio. Just click the actual image.
I never noticed how much of a fuss Spirit made about dragging the stuck wheel, but you can see how it's turned over the dirt.
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:57 am
by barbusci
Made me laugh so much that I had to register here to mention it! 8)
I love it whe you guys do this kind of humour! Keep it up!
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:06 am
by orin stepanek
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061101.html
Almost looks like a road winding up the hill!
Orin
I agree......
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:10 pm
by Bob Stothfang
Looking at the horizontally compressed view I totally agree that the stuck wheel track looks like a road on the side of a hill. In addition to that the dark rocks on first glance looked like pine trees on the side of that hill.
After looking a little closer I realized that we didn't discover plant life on Mars after all.
Re: I agree......
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:32 pm
by Andy Wade
Bob Stothfang wrote:Looking at the horizontally compressed view I totally agree that the stuck wheel track looks like a road on the side of a hill. In addition to that the dark rocks on first glance looked like pine trees on the side of that hill.
After looking a little closer I realized that we didn't discover plant life on Mars after all.
Yeah.
I thought - Hey that looks like a fossilised forest of tree stumps!
Right up until I saw the bit about the picture compression....