"POST APOCALYPTC INDUSTRY" - in X3D Stereo
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“POST-APOCALYPTIC INDUSTRY”
Curiosity Sol 1281 NavCam
Original:https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=NRB_511217236EDR_F0531284NCAM07753M_&s=1281
In this X3D stereo view, our eyes are immediately drawn to the square shape lying halfway up on the left side.
Zooming in for a closer look, we can see that the entire hillside is littered with industrial debris. But for our purposes today, we’ll take a closer look at the main items designated with dot locators, starting from left to right.
First, a rectilinear piece of equipment showing not only a clear framework, but repeated ninety degree angles along with projecting pieces catching the sunlight. To the right, a large sunlit square of what looks like bent/twisted metal sporting a regular sawtooth edge on the left. Details are lost in the shadows, but it appears to be a partial cube. In front and to the right, a piece showing uniform thickness, right angles, a “French curve” on top and what may be a machined hole on the right side. And finally on the right, an item of indiscriminate shape sporting rivets and various projections...including what appears to be a handle...that give every indication of being artificial.
In our final zoom we get as close as possible before the image completely degrades. In the background, you can see additional debris littering the hillside.
Anomalists the world over are continually discovering remains of a thriving industrial civilization suddenly subjected to an unimaginably-violent global cataclysm. Worn and corroded bits of machinery bear mute testimony from the shifting red sands of Mars.
And of course, NASA continues to say “Nothing to see here folks, move along”.
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“SO, HOW DO I VIEW X3D STEREO?”
Simple! While viewing the stereo pair at a comfortable distance, gently cross your eyes (no eye-strain) until you perceive three images all the same width. The one in the center is in 3D. Just relax into it and your eyes will automatically bring it into focus. Once you have it, you will never forget how to do it. Kinda like riding a bicycle…
For another, more detailed method of viewing X3D stereo, click HERE.
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