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- rodrigo74, on 10/12/2007, -3/+54Yes the sunsets in Earth might be more beautiful per se, but none of them touched me more than that dark, artistically inferior picture from Mars, because the latter MEANS so much more, to think how we needed thousands of years of science development, from Pithagoras to Einstein, Feynman and Sagan (and Squyres of course, the lead scientist of the mission) to have that beaten-up rover up there taking this picture, for me at least this is as deep and meaningful as any experience some of my relatives say they have in a church.
- darwinandpaine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+44That is the first photo I've seen of Mars that made the place feel real to me.
- Shayer, on 10/12/2007, -7/+44cool, looks very different that I initially imagined.
In any case, earth sunset>>>>mars sunset:
http://home.online.no/~krevne/images/Sunset%2027.08.2005.jpg
http://www.perthperth.com/images/oceansunset.jpg
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/cs/photos/storage/1000.20.1009.Sunset%20Tay%20Bridge.jpg
http://www.tropicalisland.de/DPS%20Bali%20sunset%20over%20Java%20island%20from%20aircraft_b.jpg
http://www.digitalbreakout.com/images/dhow%20sunset.jpg
;) - owmyshoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32Very cool, it'd be sweet to be there in person. Cool find!
- CanadianAviator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+31The sun really is noticeably smaller.
It is right now, as I sit in awe, that I am thankful for technology. - Kennils, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20I was expecting something very different. Then I realized that with the thin atmosphere there won't be any brilliant colors.
- Kronos6948, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. Get your....
- rhesuspieces00, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Our sky is blue but turns red at sunset. Their sky is red and turns blue at sunset. Anyone know why? Also, can Mars get a greenflash? What color would it be?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_flash
@Shayer
I don't think its exactly fair to say that earth sunsets are better than martian, since there are thousands of photos of earth sunsets to pick from, and I've now seen exactly one martian sunset. But that said, there's nothing I like better than the sunset in my home town:
http://foto.meta.ua/albums/userpics26/267404/Anchorage_-_Skyline_Evening.jpg - 5hoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/images.cfm?id=1685
From an old Digg. This is Earth from Mars. - NeoGriz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Our sky is blue but turns red at sunset. Their sky is red and turns blue at sunset. Anyone know why?
On earth the color of the sky is formed through water droplets. When the sun is set high, the light travels directly through it and doesn't break down much which results in blue. If the sun is set at the horizon the light has to travel a longer distance and the light breaks down. Because red light has the highest frequency it breaks down last and can be seen in our sky.
Mars doesn't have an atmosphere with water droplets in the air. Because the surface of the planet is red the light that bounces on the ground sent out red light. The blue light is only seen at the horizon and breaks down in a similar way as on earth, but this time not by water but by sand. - Rooker156, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12i think thats one of the coolest photos, look how small the sun is, compared to well, earth
- flipmeat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Stupid space coyotes.
- xVern, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I'd sit and watch that with a glass of water.
- Machismo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Amazing. Thank you Digg. Maybe one day I'll see it in person.
My dream is to die on Mars. Seriously. I want my grave to be in Martian soil. - Desolite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8i wonder if the rover gets lonely up there all by itself...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10idk what to think of this, awesome, but the best way I can describe it is "eerie"
- max420, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I agree, I got the same feeling when I saw the picture!
Great find! This should make it on diggnation, would be interesting to see Kevin and Alex's take on this whilst drinking... HAH! - johnnyredcap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That picture gives me the chills. So eerie and surreal but at the same time amazing and beautiful in its own way.
- mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"The foreground is too dark. They should've taken multiple exposures. [yap yap yap]"
Jesus Christ on a cracker, are you kidding? YOU send a camera 30 million miles through space, parachute it down from orbit strapped to an R/C cart, and take the damn pictures then -- tell us how they come out. - michaelb1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Between Nasa's recently stated plan for a moon-base and the discovery of running water on Mars its been an exciteing week in Space Science.
I am trying to get my kids pumped about it.
One of them could be the first human on Mars. - bitrot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I was kidding, guys. It's a huge image!
- SlvrEagle23, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7It's about time NASA started posting true-color pictures and not those "artificial color to demonstrate blah" kinds of photos. I was beginning to wonder if they had even bothered to just send a standard camera to Mars instead of infrared/UV/etc. ones.
Pictures like this make you realize it's just another planet. Sort of like a cold, dirty Earth. It seems like you could throw a nice space heater down there and some trees and make it nice in no time, but I'm sure there's some budgetary or logistic issue keeping that from ever happening in my lifetime. - johnjohnstonson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7do you really think it's called a 'back round' picture, or was that a typo?
- macdaddydwj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6so far has man had to come to see something taken for granted at home
- michaelb1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That is awesome.
I am thinking about buying property there. Who owns it?
Can I just claim it? - orph3us, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9twoooooowwoo weeekss twoooOOWOOoooo weeks!
- Jonny5alive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6This is the article it was taken from if anyone wants to read it.
"On May 19th, 2005, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view of the Sun sinking below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars."
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=17213 - Iaianrocks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That is awesome reminds me of STAR WARS IV
- domusvita, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Almost expect a coyote to be howling on one of those hills.
- rhesuspieces00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"is that purplish tint normal?"
yeah, thats the alpenglow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpenglow - trenchMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3totally... i'd be on the first bus to mars to help set things up.
- rkenward, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This picture is really cool, it seems so earthy looking here. It would be awesome if technology continued to advance so we could inhabit it and create an artificial environment on the surface.
- mdmadph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ah, the different ways in which people spell words on the internet never ceases to amaze me.
...if it wasn't just a typo. - node3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The sky is blue because air is blue (think "tinted glass" as an analogy). The air on Mars is blue as well, but there isn't as much of it (less dense atmosphere). It's red (actually, "butterscotch") because of all the dust.
The sunset is blue (in fact, wherever in the sky the sun is, the sky around it on Mars is blue) because that's where most of the light is coming through, so you get the most blue from the air.
On Earth, sunsets are red because of many reasons, including refraction, dust, and the fact that all the blue light has been absorbed by the air (we have a much more dense atmosphere). - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@Neogriz
"Because red light has the highest frequency it breaks down last and can be seen in our sky."
Red visible light has a lower frequency than blue visible light... I think you meant to say that - megaloid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Agreed. In fact, I even heard the "Force Theme" while viewing it.
- ldavid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'd keep it company if I could!
- cbgaloot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2We should already have bases on Mars! And we would if those idiots we call representative in Washington had brains in their heads.
http://www.givemetheinfo.com/blog/2003/12/christmas-poem-that-holds-real-meaning.html - lemur33, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3it is more than just a picture..
if you can, try to think of the complexity of getting that picture.. - mlaskowski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's right before the Kryll come out.
- abid786, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What's the point?
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@rodrigo74:
I was brought up Mormon, went to church for about 14 years and I can tell you that the "spiritual" feeling that you get sometimes is the exact same feeling I got when looking at this photo as well. It wasn't exceptionally strong or anything, but for the reasons you mentioned seeing something like this with our own eyes while we sit at home is truly remarkable. I'll take looking at this photo for 5 minutes over church any day. - pwallroth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Who would have thought that Bill Nye the Science Guy was actually a scientist. What a talent he is indeed.
- ldavid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2bananas charlie.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Anyone feel like they are living in the past?
it will be cool to look back at these photos 50-60 years from now after some kind of presence has been established there - robertgoodwin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Old image, but still very inspiring. Looks like home. Dugg. :)
- thekeggerman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Since we are bragging, I think this sunset I took in Santa Cruise last Thanksgiving tops them all. Of course that may be because I took it... :)
http://www.ultimatewake.com/files/DSC_0063.jpg - dch111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@Shayer
None of those are quite so lonely, though. - jewdiknight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Seeing the dry arrid land, it reminded me of the Binary Sunset from A New Hope. Well minus one sun of course.
- scubascuba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1WOW !! thanks to NASA.. that is spectcular !! It is now my new desktop !!!
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