Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers A 3D View Of Its Surrounds

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This colorglyph, acquired by NASA's Phoenix Lander, shows a stereoscopic 3D view of the Martian surface near the lander. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A and M University

by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 18, 2008
NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission has released stereo images of the Martian surface near the Phoenix lander.

The images in the new 3-D Gallery combine views from the left and right "eyes" of the lander's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) so that they appear three-dimensional when viewed through red-blue glasses.

The first 14 images in the gallery were handpicked by Mark Lemmon, SSI lead scientist from Texas A and M University, College Station.

The camera took them images between the eighth Martian day, or sol, of the mission (June 2, 2008) and the 36th sol (July 1, 2008).

Red and blue 3D glasses (red for left eye, blue for right eye) are needed to properly view these stereo images.

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