2015 Picture of VDB Lincoln on Mars, looks AT to me.

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Skyman, Jun 19, 2015.

  1. Skyman

    Skyman Well-Known Member

    Given how many people on this website like round toned objects made of different elements...

    Here's a pic of the VDB Lincoln on Mars... well... one little detail, it's a false color image of Gale Crater with the VDB in there somewhere. The VDB Lincoln is on the rover Curiosity, which is in the NW quadrant of Gale Crater. The picture of Gale Crater was taken using thermal emissions (all objects with a temperature above zero degrees Kelvin emit energy at different wavelengths). By plugging the assorted images created by using different wavelengths into different color guns on a computer you can determine the chemical/geological properties of a given area. FWIW this is the sort of work I did professionally for many years.

    As mentioned by JPL, "The colors come from an image processing technique that identifies mineral differences in surface materials and displays them in false colors. For example, windblown dust appears pale pink and olivine-rich basalt looks purple. The bright pink on Gale's floor appears due to a mix of basaltic sand and windblown dust. The blue at the summit of Gale's central mound, Mount Sharp, probably comes from local materials exposed there. The typical average Martian surface soil looks grayish-green. Scientists use false-color images such as these to identify places of potential geologic interest".

    Curiosity is in the NW quadrant of Gale Crater, more or less right near the vivid pink area.

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    Here's a link to the JPL webpage this came from (you'll find a large downloadable HD version of the image on the webpage):

    http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19674
     
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  3. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    amazing color. i saved this pic. :cool:
     
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  4. McBlzr

    McBlzr Sr Professional Collector

    If you look at it side ways, I think it looks like Ben Franklin :confused:
     
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  5. gronnh20

    gronnh20 Well-Known Member

    I thought the same thing when I looked at it sideways.
     
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