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Old 22-September-2007, 10:20 PM
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The standard images that you are making reference to are in fact opinion. There are no true color images of Mars. NASA can only use the Term approximate true color.
There is a wide gap between "opinion" and "approximate real color." As has been discussed in this thread and a prior one, as has been pointed out in links, no device will provide exactly the colors a human eye will. The camera you use to take photographs on vacation provides "approximate real color." As I'm sure you've seen, photographs can be a bit off, but generally, they're pretty close to what you would see.

The rover is designed to do more than just take approximate real color images, so some care is required to produce such. However, it is possible, and the results are far from simply "opinion."


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I have provided the thermal profiles for this are in post 361, and available pressure data. It does not debunk my claim.

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What was the thermal profile for the day (sol) that image was taken? How long would have water remained liquid on that day?
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