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Welcome to IASS!
Take a look NASA's 2 minute compilation of Curiosity Rover's first year on Mars. This footage uses 548 fish-eye images from the rover's front Hazard-Avoidance Camera taken between August 2012 and July 2013 as the rover explored the surface and carried out various science tasks. This two-minute, year long transect represents just one kilometre of Martian ground, covered at approximately 0.14 km/h. As the rover makes its 8km journey to Mount Sharp, the images it takes and the samples it drills will give us an unprecedented perspective on microbial life and the Martian environment. As digital footage improves, the deep sea has similarly become explorable by Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) controlled via internet connection. In both environments there are strong parallels in how we estimate transect coverage from Rover/ROVs, and how we quantify what we observe in the images and analyse and populations we identify. Although very different disciplines, space and deep sea exploration share similar methods, and have a lot to learn from one another. Begin Section 1 of IASS! |