Curiosity rover added from of the earlier B&W photos.
First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line
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Re: First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line
#2It is not "correct color" as one would see it on Mars. As explained by its creator, it is color-adjusted to correspond to how the pictured landscape would look if it were on earth. If it were truly "correct color", the sky would be pink-orange -- like this:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/assets_c/2012/08/...
Re: First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line
#3Re: First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line
#4> First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover It is not "correct color" as one would see it on Mars. As explained by its creator, it is color-adjusted to correspond to how the pictured landscape would look if it were on earth. If it were truly "correct color", the sky would be pink-orange -- like this: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/assets_c/2012/08/...
Re: First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover is finally on-line
#5> First correct color panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover It is not "correct color" as one would see it on Mars. As explained by its creator, it is color-adjusted to correspond to how the pictured landscape would look if it were on earth. If it were truly "correct color", the sky would be pink-orange -- like this: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/assets_c/2012/08/...
I don't understand. How is the color adjusted? Does the picture OP posted show the landscape with earth's atmospheric conditions?
An adept user of programs like Photoshop can manipulate the colors of an image to meet any imaginable criterion:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/curiosity-sharp-ba...
A quote: "The colors in this image are not what a human standing on Mars would see — the presence of dust in the atmosphere would make the scene appear much redder. Instead, the pictures have been white-balanced to show how it would appear under typical Earth lighting conditions. This will help the Earth-centered geologists who are trained to recognize features based on how they look using more familiar light."