Comments on: Movement in a microscope… http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/ Not necessarily the most accurate or useful Mars images you'll ever see - but they're pretty! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Marsdeeltjes met de bibbers en Astroblogs http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-63 Marsdeeltjes met de bibbers en Astroblogs Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:34:12 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-63 [...] Het oorspronkelijke idee van die stof-video was van deze Stuart Atkinson afkomstig, maar diens video was zodanig dat als je daar langer dan 30 seconden naar kijkt je zelf ook de bibbers krijgt. De [...] [...] Het oorspronkelijke idee van die stof-video was van deze Stuart Atkinson afkomstig, maar diens video was zodanig dat als je daar langer dan 30 seconden naar kijkt je zelf ook de bibbers krijgt. De [...]

]]> By: phoenixpics http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-62 phoenixpics Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:48:26 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-62 Appreciate everyone's comments :-) Use anything you like, dana. Appreciate everyone’s comments :-)

Use anything you like, dana.

]]> By: Dancing Dust! « The Martian Chronicles http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-61 Dancing Dust! « The Martian Chronicles Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:58:17 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-61 [...] Dancing Dust! Stuart Atkinson has a cool animation of dust grains moving around in Phoenix’s optical microscope. Unexpected, but way cool! Check it out! [...] [...] Dancing Dust! Stuart Atkinson has a cool animation of dust grains moving around in Phoenix’s optical microscope. Unexpected, but way cool! Check it out! [...]

]]> By: danajohnson0 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-60 danajohnson0 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:45:49 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-60 The organized content of that rolling particle is nearly identical to the 'cantilever tip' item I presented in marsroverblog.com as a 3D graphic, originally posted by Horton I believe. Multiple crystalline shapes with elaborate flower-like outer layers! What could this lead to next? Please allow me to present a few detailed closeups of the pointed tip and the details of lobed body pattern- it is really quite a 'lively' particle which may turn the heads of all eventually. The other matching item is on the Mars forum, Phoenix section, of marsroverblog.com, titled 'MECA-OM Images', approx. page 15. A link to your animated GIF is on page 17. My enlarged closeups are at 4x size, and show great detail from a side-on view. Great color and imaging, in acknowledgment of a fine work. A great site. The organized content of that rolling particle is nearly identical to the ‘cantilever tip’ item I presented in marsroverblog.com as a 3D graphic, originally posted by Horton I believe. Multiple crystalline shapes with elaborate flower-like outer layers! What could this lead to next?
Please allow me to present a few detailed closeups of the pointed tip and the details of lobed body pattern- it is really quite a ‘lively’ particle which may turn the heads of all eventually.
The other matching item is on the Mars forum, Phoenix section, of marsroverblog.com, titled ‘MECA-OM Images’, approx. page 15. A link to your animated GIF is on page 17.
My enlarged closeups are at 4x size, and show great detail from a side-on view.
Great color and imaging, in acknowledgment of a fine work. A great site.

]]> By: phoenixpics http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-58 phoenixpics Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:06:15 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-58 Zoost... I'm not that surprised to see some movement. After all, the microscope has tiny motors in it to allow it to move, and to focus, so there's bound to be some vibration. Also, we've seen the lander's solar panels flexing as wind blows over the probe, so it's by no means a perfectly stable platform. Then, of course, there's a chance that wind is sneaking into the lander through a hole somewhere... These dust grains are v v v small and v v v light, so not a shock to see them moving. Dan's "steadied" animation is far superior to mine, and shows LOTS of the grains moving, which shows the dust pile is definitely being affected by something. :-) Zoost… I’m not that surprised to see some movement. After all, the microscope has tiny motors in it to allow it to move, and to focus, so there’s bound to be some vibration. Also, we’ve seen the lander’s solar panels flexing as wind blows over the probe, so it’s by no means a perfectly stable platform. Then, of course, there’s a chance that wind is sneaking into the lander through a hole somewhere… These dust grains are v v v small and v v v light, so not a shock to see them moving. Dan’s “steadied” animation is far superior to mine, and shows LOTS of the grains moving, which shows the dust pile is definitely being affected by something. :-)

]]> By: Riding with Robots on the High Frontier » Blog Archive » The Jewels of Mars http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-57 Riding with Robots on the High Frontier » Blog Archive » The Jewels of Mars Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:54:18 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-57 [...] Sent by: Phoenix | From: Mars | Sent: September, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/UA/Atkinson | Image source [...] [...] Sent by: Phoenix | From: Mars | Sent: September, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/UA/Atkinson | Image source [...]

]]> By: zoost http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/movement-in-a-microscope/#comment-56 zoost Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:19:46 +0000 http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-56 WOW, I have no idea what caused that?! Thanks for sharing Stu! WOW, I have no idea what caused that?! Thanks for sharing Stu!

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