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Марс камерой HiRISE ("ИноСМИ", Россия)

Предлагаем посмотреть кое-какие из фотографий поверхности Марса, сделанных в 2013 году камерой HiRISE c автоматической межпланетной станции Mars Reconnaissance. HiRise (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) - камера, использующая телескоп-рефлектор с диаметром 0,5 м, который является самым большим телескопом, использующимся в глубоком космосе.

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Источник: inosmi.ru.

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Alien frontier: see the haunting, beautiful weirdness of Mars

By Jacob Kastrenakes on September 20, 2013 03:30 pm Email @jake_k 74Comments

Mounted to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as it floats high above the red planet is the HiRISE telescope, an imaging device capable of taking incredibly high-resolution photos of the martian landscape. It's sent back nearly 30,000 photos during its time above the planet, which have been used by NASA to find clear landing spots for rovers, and by researchers to learn more about the features of Mars' surface.

The stunning views captured by HiRISE have inspired a book from the publisher Aperture, called This is Mars, which includes 150 of its finest looks at the planet. The entire collection is in black and white, however, as that's how HiRISE's images naturally turn out.

But by combining different color filters on the telescope, NASA is able to produce colored versions of most images too. They're known as "false color" images, since they won't perfectly match up with what the human eye would see. False color images are still useful, however, in helping researchers distinguish between different elements of Mars' landscape. They're also downright gorgeous to look through. Below, we've collected our own series of some of the most incredible sights taken by HiRISE throughout 2013.

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