Chlorophyll is far more unmistakeable in the 'invisible' part of the spectrum

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Chlorophyll is far more unmistakeable in the 'invisible' part of the spectrum

R.L. — 1/25/2004 7:19:08 PM (archived)

its easy to say- 'hey that looks green, must be plant life!' when browsing the web and pretending to know what you are talking about... however it is far more useful to look at the data and know the sciences and say 'hey that _looks_ green and has the spectral qualities of copper oxide, and the chemical fungerprint is that of copper oxide'

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Color shot on the NASA channel... - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2004 10:19:40 AM
- re: Voila! - Raoul - 1/25/2004 11:04:50 AM
  - Did It Land In A Crater? - Mark Eby - 1/25/2004 3:55:41 PM
    - Duh Again, Need To Start On Older Posts (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/25/2004 3:58:58 PM
  - Colors still not correct. - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 3:15:40 PM
    - Oh, Shut Up! It has been explained to you several times! - R.L. - 1/25/2004 5:20:55 PM
      - It is easy to get an image with the right colors. Why not do it? - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 5:50:15 PM
        
        re: It is easy to get an image with the right colors. Why not do it? - Johannes - 1/25/2004 7:32:09 PM
        
        It isnt easy, or even possible, Bob - R.L. - 1/25/2004 6:21:35 PM
        
        Oh, and here is an unrelated fact about the eye that I bet no one here will believe: - R.L. - 1/25/2004 6:27:46 PM
        
        Does that mean you would be happy with a digital camera that changed a blue NASA logo into red? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 6:26:25 PM
        
        No, Bob- But the camera on the rover is not for holiday snapshots - R.L. - 1/25/2004 6:48:28 PM
        
        PART of the reason for putting filters on the rover in the visible spectrum is the public giving the colors of Mars. - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 7:03:55 PM
        
        Chlorophyll is far more unmistakeable in the 'invisible' part of the spectrum - R.L. - 1/25/2004 7:19:08 PM
        
        There are some type of lichen for which chlorophyll is not visible. - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 7:49:32 PM
        
        Bob, you need more patience. - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2004 8:33:49 PM
        
        So you think white is a spectral color? (n/t) - R.L. - 1/25/2004 7:11:43 PM
        
        An example for Bob - R.L. - 1/25/2004 6:57:35 PM
        
        re: An example for Bob - Johannes - 1/25/2004 7:59:12 PM
        
        and another - R.L. - 1/25/2004 7:09:52 PM
        
        I agree that a camera can pick more detail than the human eye. - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 8:00:07 PM
        
        Again, you moron.... - R.L. - 1/25/2004 8:40:26 PM
        
        Gee, Bob- maybe they are busy doing real science? - R.L. - 1/25/2004 5:58:59 PM
        
        It's JUST as easy to release the correct color image as the wrong one. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 6:15:21 PM
        
        No it isnt- see above (n/t) - R.L. - 1/25/2004 6:51:05 PM
        
        Polly want a cracker! Polly want a cracker! (n/t) - Polly - 1/25/2004 5:58:09 PM
        
        Right back at ya, bud. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/25/2004 6:18:45 PM
  - re: Voila! - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2004 11:27:15 AM

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