You can see crazy amounts of detail on those Mars Express images. They do look a little shiny/glossy though.
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Originally Posted by Andromeda321
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I notice a dark spot at the very bottom of the picture. It looks very much like a shadow. Or a cloud? Or is it some type of artifact on the picture itself?
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Well that entire bottom part looks rather dim but the features are sharp. So whatever it is it'd be above the spacecraft, and I believe it's high enough that the clouds won't go over it.
As for the dark spot in particular, could it possibly be one of the moons casting a shadow on the planet? I think the craft is too small... just speculating everyone, this doesn't mean I actually know what I'm talking about! |
I've seen it explained on the ESA site somewhere, but I can't remember where exactly. It's in other pictures too (
http://www.esa.int/export/externals/...22_reull_p.jpg is one example).