It seems to be the month for stunning Mars images. Not just from the spacecraft, but from amateurs too. Damian Peach, who gets amazing and incredible results whenever he looks at the sky, sent me this animation. It’s a compilation of his 2005 images of Mars, comprising a full rotation of the planet. As Mars sails into the morning skies ahead of its opposition at the end of the year, it’s a reminder of just how good Earthbound views can be.
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Adam Bower on May 15, 2007
You got the link wrong, it should be http://damianpeach.com/mars05.htm (you missed the .htm off the end)
Robin on May 15, 2007
I love how you can see Phobos too, zipping round 3 times in just one Martian day
mac jonsen on May 16, 2007
one word mate………….BRILLIANT
ME MYSELF N I on May 23, 2007
THI$ IZ SO BORIN I DONT GET HOW THIZ IZ EXCITIN IM ONLY LOOKIN IT UP CUZ I NEED TO 4 MAH HOMEWORK BUT YEA I THINK THIZ IZ 4 NERDS LIKE SUM POEPLE I KNO
Red Skies at Orbiting Frog on May 23, 2007
[...] Also, Chris Lintott has a link to some lovely Mars images over on his blog. [...]
Andrew G on May 30, 2007
But isn’t this obviously just a rendered animation? He’s just mapped a texture onto the surface of a sphere and rotated it.
chrislintott on May 30, 2007
Um…yes. But all the images are his, and I thought it was a stunning way to present them.