NASA. MARS PLANET. This synthetic image of the Mars explorat - Lot 360

NASA. MARS PLANET. This synthetic image of the Mars exploration rover Spirit atop a rock called "Jibsheet" was produced using "Virtual Presence in Space" technology. Developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this technology combines visualization and image processing tools with Hollywood-style special effects. The image was created from a photorealistic model of the rover and a false-color mosaic. The size of the rover in the image is approximately correct and was based on the size of the rover tracks in the mosaic. The mosaic was assembled from images taken by the panoramic camera on the rover's 489th Martian day, or sol. Because this synthesis gives viewers a sense of "virtual presence" (as if they were there themselves), these views can be useful to mission teams in planning exploration by enhancing perspective and sense of scale. May 2005. Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on front. Label on back. 20.4 x 25.4cm with margins.