Mars In 4K
A world first. New footage from Mars rendered in stunning 4K resolution. We also talk about the cameras on board the Martian rovers and how we made the video.
The cameras on board the rovers were the height of technology when the respective missions launched.
A question often asked is:
‘Why don’t we actually have live video from Mars?’
Although the cameras are high quality, the rate at which the rovers can send data back to earth is the biggest challenge. Curiosity can only send data directly back to earth at 32 kilo-bits per second.
Instead, when the rover can connect to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we get more favourable speeds of 2 Megabytes per second.
However, this link is only available for about 8 minutes each Sol, or Martian day.
As you would expect, sending HD video at these speeds would take a long long time. As nothing really moves on Mars, it makes more sense to take and send back images.
-
2:05:27
Kim Iversen
8 hours agoUNREAL: Polls Claim Tight Race Between Harris And Trump | RESIGN! Secret Service Chief Stonewalls Congress
72K211 -
11:54
SLS - Street League Skateboarding
12 hours agoBest of Chloe Covell | Street League
38.6K8 -
57:37
Patriots With Grit
1 day agoHow Voting Machines & Databases Are Compromised: How To Regain Honest Elections | Mark Cook
54.5K17 -
1:18:53
Donald Trump Jr.
11 hours agoSecret Service Director is a Disgrace, Plus where is Joe Biden? | TRIGGERED Ep.158
240K776 -
1:33:47
Michael Franzese
8 hours agoWhy they had to get Biden out ASAP | Emergency Sitdown
83.1K97 -
2:25:22
WeAreChange
8 hours agoWHERE'S Joe Biden?? President Of The U.S. Goes MISSING As Doctors Ratchet Up Cover-up!
104K50 -
1:56:24
2 MIKES LIVE
7 hours ago2 MIKES LIVE #94 DEEP DIVE MONDAY! Is This Democracy? with Special Guests J Michael Waller and Josh Baker
75.1K6 -
1:34:10
The Amber May Show
8 hours agoTrue Story Behind The U.S. Marines Ambush In Afghanistan
74K8 -
57:19
Kimberly Guilfoyle
11 hours agoSecret Service Scandal Deepens, Plus, Who is Really Behind Biden Exit? Live with Charlie Spiering, Rep Luna, and Hogan Gidley | Ep. 144
118K231 -
15:50
China Uncensored
8 hours agoCommunism ROTTED China
70K38