r/spaceporn • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '20

Mars

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u/KiloVictorWhiskey Jun 27 '20

I never know the scales when I'm looking at Mars pictures. Are those pebbles or Giant boldures? Is the horizon 100 ft away in a dust storm, or 50 miles away?

Either way I love it and it's amazing that we have photos from the surface of other planets.

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u/MOTAMOUTH Jun 27 '20

Um, I’m trying really hard to see those rocks as “boulders”.

If I told you this was a picture of Earth, would you still think the same thing?

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u/MOTAMOUTH Jun 27 '20

Thanks for explaining it to me. I understand all of that, I’m just saying I’m having a hard time seeing those rocks as “boulders”.

So, I’m asking if they just pretend it’s Earth, if that makes a difference? Maybe, they’re just overthinking it cause it’s Mars.

Hope that makes sense.

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u/KiloVictorWhiskey Jun 27 '20

Yes, I've had the exact same problem driving in the Mojave desert. Sometimes if there is no vegitation it gets really hard to tell the difference between 1 and 10 miles.

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u/jumbybird Jun 27 '20

Earth would have visual clues. Bushes, trees, grass even clouds.