[HN Gopher] Mars Photo Booth
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Mars Photo Booth
Author : lelf
Score : 104 points
Date : 2021-02-19 16:03 UTC (6 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (mars.nasa.gov)
(TXT) w3m dump (mars.nasa.gov)
| jonbaer wrote:
| Raw images: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
| mzs wrote:
| twitter seems to get them first, here are some more:
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| https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1362825545227018240
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| https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1362829136385896452
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| https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1362831783444717568
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| future ones should appear here:
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| https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/media
| mcbutterbunz wrote:
| That sky crane shot blows my mind. Knowing conceptually how
| sky crane works and that it does work autonomously is crazy
| but then seeing a picture makes it even more real.
| seanalltogether wrote:
| It's been almost a full day now, I wonder why they don't have a
| nice big HD photo from the main camera.
| jvanderbot wrote:
| Bootup / checkout for a rover takes longer than you might
| think. Day 1-3 are probably (I have no special information)
| verification activities and "commissioning". Some of that
| will involve taking images, yes, but it'll take time. Watch
| for them to say the mast is unstowed / operational. That has
| the images you've come to expect.
| mikewarot wrote:
| It's been a day, and all we have are 3 bad jpegs?
| poorman wrote:
| They're obviously not going to post the ones with the
| Decepticons in the background.
| bdefore wrote:
| Because if you didn't take a selfie, you were never really there.
| ape4 wrote:
| To people saying its silly or dumb. If these "selfies" get posted
| on Facebook and such it will start a conversation. Possibly spark
| interest. Which is good for space exploration (and funding).
| annoyingnoob wrote:
| NASA and JPL are customers of ours. Used the Photo Booth and
| added our company photo, came out great. Fun way to celebrate a
| great accomplishment.
| lovelyviking wrote:
| Unexpected history turn .. )
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| https://mars-photo-booth.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Mars_Vir...
| alpb wrote:
| These are short-living signed URLs, not for sharing as links.
| :)
| bostonpete wrote:
| AccessDenied/Request has expired
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| jansan wrote:
| In case you were hoping to find the first image from the
| Perserverance mission, you can see it here:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-Id5ZNopM
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| THe image is not great, but the fact that we do have a first
| image is just awsome.
| NortySpock wrote:
| https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
| hatsunearu wrote:
| They told me they are gonna reveal an HD video of the reentry
| in a "few hours" (of the landing)--still not here. Still
| waiting for that.
| chrononaut wrote:
| I am not sure where you might've heard that but the video is
| not expected for a couple weeks as they indicated prior to
| landing. Right now the team would be downlinking the
| thumbnails from the various cameras during the descent.
| Afterwards they will be selecting photos that are of
| immediate interest before requesting the remaining set for
| downlink, processing them, and compiling them into a video.
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| https://twitter.com/elakdawalla/status/1362836610077782016
| bostonpete wrote:
| Serious question -- is it still called "reentry" if it's
| entering a different atmosphere than it started from...?
| mzs wrote:
| There's this photo of the rover being lowered to the surface:
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| https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1362825545227018240
| xhroot wrote:
| Huh, it's pretty good at lassoing the intended subject. Even
| picks out a computer rendered vehicle well:
| https://xhroot.s3.amazonaws.com/roci.png Original here:
| https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=86940...
| slg wrote:
| I am always wary of these websites that ask you to upload a photo
| so they can add some cool effect. Most of the time they don't
| have a clear privacy policy and who knows what the owners will do
| with everything uploaded. This is a little different because it
| is run by NASA and we can probably be confident they won't do
| something nefarious with it. However it did get me thinking if
| one could submit a FOIA request and get all the photos that have
| been uploaded.
| davchana wrote:
| I think most of the reply pages of that FOIA request will be
| black or white boxes, with redacted written over it.
| ct0 wrote:
| The rover needs a tiktok
| aj7 wrote:
| Also the helicopter!
| reaperducer wrote:
| I put my cat in. I think she's finally found the litter box of
| her dreams.
| inetsee wrote:
| My wife and I took our cat to the vet for the last time on
| Inauguration Day (sad face). I put a picture of our cat in, and
| it came out well enough that I'm going to print it out and put
| it on our fridge.
| Tade0 wrote:
| My cat hated the beach.
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| I guess there are limits to what a single feline can handle in
| terms of litter box size.
| DisjointedHunt wrote:
| Ah NASA, the living example of how cushy government jobs lead to
| lethargy.
| gadders wrote:
| This is cool as well: https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-
| your-name/
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| You get your name electron-beamed onto a chip that is added to
| the spaceship and sent to Mars. My daughter was extra excited
| watch the landing yesterday knowing her name (along with 10m
| others) was etched onto Perseverance.
| teekert wrote:
| My son as well! And me too ;)
| ogrisel wrote:
| Hopefully Little Bobby Tables did not participate.
| aj7 wrote:
| Dumb.
| echelon wrote:
| Getting families and children interested in science and
| engineering is one of the most important imperatives for any
| nation that wants to invest in its future.
|
| Outreach, apart from science objectives, is a large and
| important objective for NASA.
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