Most detailed Map of Mars ever released now online,entire planet 21,000 hi-res photos

ynotdu

Thanks to the Mars Odyssey probe and 21,000 high-resolutions photographs it took of the planet's surface, we now have the best map ever made of Mars - and you can check it out online right now!
The map has been put together by Arizona State's Mars Space Flight Facility, weaving together all 21,000 images into a single amazing map of Mars. The map covers the entire planet surface as though it had been flattened out and spread out onto a 2D surface, with features visible that are as small as just a few hundred feet. Best of all, the researchers are looking for everyone to pitch in and make the map better - anyone can help with the task of hand-aligning the images so that they overlap perfectly, instead of the relatively rough job the computer program did.
The map is available both as an interactive, zoomable map and, for more advanced users, in super high resolution chunks available for individual download.
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Although not directly related to this new map which are linked in the above post,the two links below are well worth a visit,The first one allows You to Pan,zoom in/out and through a drop down menu view Mars in various types of imagery and fine detail.I found it spectaculor!

http://jmars.mars.asu.edu/maps/oldindex.php

and this one is to the jmars project which offers many options including downloads

JMARS (Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing) is a Java-based geospatial information system developed by the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University. It is currently used for mission planning and scientific data analysis by several NASA missions, including Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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Space Enthusiasts
Navigate across the surface and view data collected by every NASA Mars mission since Viking.
Locate specific observations for viewing and/or analysis outside of JMARS.
View the past, present or future location of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
View data of the Moon and the Earth using the JMoon and JEarth versions of Jmars.





http://jmars.asu.edu/

Sweet, thanks for this!

Beeker

Oh I like that:)

I love this forum, its like a little online campus where people share the knowledge.
Thanks everyone.

Beeker

Jake1 wrote: »

I love this forum, its like a little online campus where people share the knowledge.
Thanks everyone.

Yes +1 to that. There are some great people here and the knowledge that is shared is fantastic. :pac:

lord lucan

That's savage stuff! Great find Ynotdu.:)