OOPs!

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OOPs!

ER — 7/1/2006 5:13:44 PM (archived)

This analysis only makes sense if the images were taken within a few minutes of each other, if they were taken hours or days apart, then all bets are off. I first thought these were views of the moon, where shadow positions move very slowly. If it is Mars, then non-sequential images would exhibit different illuminations.

UNLESS...images taken days apart were deliberately selected (or the synchronicity of the orbit chosen) so that sun angles would always be the same.

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SMART-1 views Kepler - Raoul - 6/30/2006 8:29:53 PM
- It's SMART-1's shadow - ljk - 7/1/2006 7:32:15 PM
  - re:Bien sur que non!;) (n/t) - Raoul - 7/1/2006 8:40:44 PM
- Technical Notes - ER - 7/1/2006 2:50:51 PM
  - re: another dark spot - Raoul - 7/1/2006 4:07:22 PM
    - So this is Mars! - ER - 7/1/2006 5:03:19 PM
      - re: Kepler is a Moon crater, not far from Copernicus - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:00:44 PM
        
        To avoid confusion: Copernicus is middle of the picture (n/t) - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:33:35 PM
- It has companions! - ER - 7/1/2006 2:03:20 PM
  - re: It has companions! - Raoul - 7/1/2006 6:06:16 PM
  - OOPs! - ER - 7/1/2006 5:13:44 PM
- What is that??? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/30/2006 8:33:50 PM
  - re: I wonder if it's dust and moving - Raoul - 6/30/2006 8:48:29 PM
    - It seems to make a turn in it's path. I am stumped. Must be aliens. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/30/2006 8:53:36 PM
      - Shadow... - R.L. - 7/1/2006 7:31:32 AM
      - Must be. Notice how quickly it is trying to get out of the picture. "Damn, they saw me!" - REB - 6/30/2006 9:01:32 PM
        
        Could be a shadow - Robert - 6/30/2006 10:06:49 PM
        
        Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - alcaray - 6/30/2006 9:12:05 PM
        
        Don't blame me... - R.L. - 7/1/2006 9:05:01 PM
        
        re: Would it be kooky - Johannes - 7/1/2006 4:42:58 PM
        
        You made the same mistake I did. This is not Mars, it's the moon. (n/t) - ER - 7/1/2006 8:36:13 PM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - Johannes - 7/1/2006 10:43:12 PM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 12:26:46 AM
        
        re: Ahh, in that case - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 1:07:34 AM
        
        re: re:Thank you for the links - Johannes - 7/2/2006 1:30:14 AM
        
        re: re:Thank you for the links - gbaikie - 7/2/2006 2:54:37 AM
        
        re: Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - REB - 6/30/2006 9:29:56 PM
        
        re: Occurs to me we will probably spend some time fending off kooks... - Doug Ellison - 6/30/2006 9:33:15 PM

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