Thanks for the heads up
Nick said:
>All the released Mars Express images are exagerated - they
>calculate topography from stereo imagery and then drape the
>images on it, exagerate the relief and even add a bit of shading,
>sometimes!
>
>Combined with the rath crazy colours that dear old Gerhard
>Neukum likes to use, these images are quite a way removed
>from reality, IMHO.
Thanks for the heads up.
I've seen other photographic reconstructions of Valles Marineris that had a more natural appearance. Once again "George Lucas" trumps valid science. Too bad, the picture looked really cool.
Gary