Monday, February 2, 2009

Mars Technology Helps Create Inauguration Mega-Picture

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My apologies, still, hopefully we will get some of this kind of action when we go back to the Moon.
- LRK -

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NASA Science News for February 2, 2009

A private photographer has used NASA's Mars technology to create a 1,474 megapixel panoramic photo of President Obama's inauguration. The interactive mega-snapshot has become an international sensation, viewed by more than two million people in 186 countries. Today's story from Science@NASA presents the photo and tells how it was made.

FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/02feb_gigapan.htm?list965414

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If you have the bandwidth then more info - LRK -
http://gigapan.org/

The inspiration for the above came from the Mars Rover's Pan-Cam.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_instru_pancam.html

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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