Chang'e 3 - China Rover Separates From Lander, Now On Moon's Surface

[zorgon]

Three Questions

1) Why does the color of the soil switch from Dark Brown to Cheese Green to Grey in these images?

2) Why does the rover change color from picture to picture?

3) Why is the horizon a straight line with no hills when Apollo shots showed a marked curve and hills? (the curve because the moon is a lot smaller than earth?

Looks to me like the grey color ones are using NASA images with the rover pasted in... and if I recall they release some of these grey ones befoer the launch...


Just asking

[deuem]

I see nothing, nothing. Funny no Deuem stars out tonight either?

I told them to wait till I got back to the lab to look them over, but do they listen, Noooo  lol



I have zero idea what is going on in the space behind the rover. It is a first for me.



Going back to sleep, wiating for some information and better quality photos.

[zorgon]

Going back to sleep, wiating for some information and better quality photos.

Sleep... great idea

[ArMaP]

1) Why does the color of the soil switch from Dark Brown to Cheese Green to Grey in these images?

Probably because of the how the cameras work, the photos make me think the cameras are working with automatic settings, so the colours change according to what the camera is "seeing". It's also possible that manual changes were made to the photos on Earth.

2) Why does the rover change color from picture to picture?

Same as the above.

3) Why is the horizon a straight line with no hills when Apollo shots showed a marked curve and hills? (the curve because the moon is a lot smaller than earth?

It could be because of the lens used and of the terrain surrounding the lander and the rover, as the lander is not near any place where Apollo missions landed.

Looks to me like the grey color ones are using NASA images with the rover pasted in... and if I recall they release some of these grey ones befoer the launch...

That supposed photo supposedly received by ESA is one of those.

[ArMaP]

I see nothing, nothing. Funny no Deuem stars out tonight either?

That's probably because that image has too much contrast. What about the other images?

[WarToad]

1) Why does the color of the soil switch from Dark Brown to Cheese Green to Grey in these images?

Probably because of the how the cameras work, the photos make me think the cameras are working with automatic settings, so the colours change according to what the camera is "seeing". It's also possible that manual changes were made to the photos on Earth.
Same as the above.

2) Why does the rover change color from picture to picture?

It could be because of the lens used and of the terrain surrounding the lander and the rover, as the lander is not near any place where Apollo missions landed.
That supposed photo supposedly received by ESA is one of those.

I agree to both of those.  And I've noticed with space photography especially, there's a certain need to filter and contrast colors to make pictures more interesting to look at.

3) Why is the horizon a straight line with no hills when Apollo shots showed a marked curve and hills? (the curve because the moon is a lot smaller than earth?

Look at how vast and varied the topography of the Earth is.  I just don't expect any less of the Moon and Mars. Location to location I expect to see different colored rock with different geology.  Different terrain, a different horizon.  Constant simularity would be a red flag for me.

[Somamech]

Hey Elvis, that is good info. I have been watching several sites, and this is the first new news  that I have seen in several days. I am a little surprised that they haven't been using this to keep pumping out the publicity, but they haven't. I do expect that we will see a lot of news on this, with pics, in the days ahead!

Exactly Rdunk!

I am still blown away that MSM don't have some serious new's reporting going here.  Whether Real or Not the same level of Nationalism if compared to Nasa is not being reported.  It's like people are more worried about the worm on the stockmarket along with a few selfie's to even bother looking this up in the general community. 

To put my Phage Hat on... China are on the Moon.  FACT  

[Somamech]

Elvis Hendropharomonix....

Man there is more Fish Eye going on this image than even GoPro would like..and thats saying something LOL   

[stealthyaroura]

I don't know what to believe any more
1st that shot from the lander showing the moons curvature ??
Is it really that small that you can see such a pronounced curve?

And the colour of the rover? Gold? Silver?

Just can't trust what I see. But with Peggy's moon experts we shall get to the bottom of this!
Maybe an exclusive! That would be cool for publicity :-)

[Elvis Hendrix]

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[Eighthman]

What the heck is the triangle thingie near the top of the photo?

[stealthyaroura]

so the rover's covered in SILVER not GOLD foil?
Respect Elvis your deffo bringing the exclusives,shame i'm not 100% convinced.
and WHY the MSM blackout?? not a pipsqueek on the news! that's just wrong!

I'm in talks with our resident RC expert FLUX to get a bluetooth uplink so we can take jade wabbit for a spin! bluesnarfing to the max!!!

do you make your own animated Gif's Elvis mate ?

[08rubicon]

   Please humor me. It is Christmas eve,and I may have had too much 'cheer' Pegasus does not allow me to
attach anything, so when you have time, go to www.planetarysociety.org  Click on home page. click on
chang'e 3 in motion. click on 'see the photoes'. go to image 'yutu begins her lunar journey'. enlarge 300-
400%. on the left just below the horizon, is a rather strange lunar rock...to me it is shaped similar to my
garden tractor. What say you ??
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[deuem]

The home page must have changed or I get a different one here. No "chang'e 3 in motion" for me. Do you have a dirrect link to the photo in question?

[RUSSO]

. on the left just below the horizon, is a rather strange lunar rock...to me it is shaped similar to my
garden tractor. What say you ??
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This one?



This area?



The shape of the stone looks weird indeed.