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If these probes had the capability to observe the stars as the Hubble does, wouldn't we already have a functioning interferometric telescope?
Even their current imaging capabilities -- see link with Earth view from Mars -- may be sufficient, especially when combined with multiple image sources --
to provide good pictures.
Or if you can't wait
http://www.halfbake...0Professionals_20Do
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Earth view from Mars
http://news.nationa...0522_earthmars.html
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Looking back
http://www.cnn.com/...rs.earth/index.html
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Images of extra solar planets
http://www.cnn.com/...ar.image/index.html
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Earth from Hayabusa asteroid observer probe
http://www.isas.jax...2004/0519_new.shtml
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Astronomical observations by Spirit & Opportunity
http://www.space.co...mars_astronomy.html
[theircompetitor, Jun 17 2006]
Check Earth for Habitability
http://www.space.co...h-habitability.html
Venus probe looks at Earth to learn how to identify life. [theircompetitor, Oct 15 2008]
IR / visible interferometers
http://en.wikipedia...nfrared_wavelengths
[spidermother, Oct 16 2008]
Earth/Moon system from Juno probe
http://news.discove...-system-110830.html
[theircompetitor, Aug 31 2011]
Pictures of home
http://www.foxnews....-take-photos-earth/
[theircompetitor, Jul 20 2013]
Waving at Cassini
http://www.nbcnews....g-saturn-6C10971522
[theircompetitor, Aug 21 2013]
Home
http://www.latimes....0806-htmlstory.html
[theircompetitor, Aug 06 2015]
Earth through Saturn's rings
https://www.nasa.go...the-rings-of-saturn
[theircompetitor, Apr 26 2017]
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Perhaps, but it makes little sense to add Hubble-like scope capability to planetary probes, since it's an instrument they don't need for planetary research. |
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It would require a lot of power which wouldn't be available, and hands-on maintenance which would not be possible, during a journey like, say, Cassini-Huygens's seven year trip even before it begins its mission. |
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(Cassini rocks Saturn.. be there, 07/01/2004!) |
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//If these probes had the capability to observe the stars as the Hubble does...// |
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They'd be a great deal more expensive, and more difficult to get to the planets in the first place. :) |
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I guess I'm saying (in the title) that even the optics already there may be good enough for interesting interferometery, for instance, asteroid hunting. |
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I would like to see how Earth looks from Venus.A 3 inch mirror (F6) would be all I need. I don't know what "interferometric" means, but that would be cool too.
<malopropism gone too far> Is interferometric when people stop others from using the metric system?</mgtf> |
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1st2know -- see link for Earth image from Mars. |
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I love that image, tc. First time I saw that, I was reminded of Lowell's canal maps of Mars and imagined what the long-thought-to-exist Martians percieved to be happening on that Earth planet. Fascinating image. Thanks for reminding me of it. |
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//I guess I'm saying [...] that even the optics already there may be good enough// |
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Ah. I think I see what you're driving at - but I think you tripped yourself up with the Hubble reference, since that telescope uses different technology to your run-of-the-mill planet prober. |
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Detly -- agreed, just added comments to that effect. |
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Looking at that picture of Earth (and the Moon) from Mars, once again I'm just staggered by the beauty, loneliness and fragility of this ball of rock we call home. |
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[theircompetitor] - that image made my day!I can't see my house though, maybe we're gonna need a bigger lens.Must have more!! |
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I thought this was to make them look out better so they wouldn't get run over. |
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Look both ways before crossing the Milky Way. |
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I wish I could find the multihanded image of the genie from Aladdin -- before crossing, look here, here, here, here, here... |
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Doesn't interferometry require phase information to be preserved and combined? Surely this is not possible for visible light using any existing image capturing technology. |
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(Edit) It seems that IR and visible interferometry is in its infancy. The longest baselines achieved are in the hundreds of metres (link) |
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" Make Planetary Probes Look Both Ways " |
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- before crossing the street? - |
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Why did the probe cross the solar system? |
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To get to the other planet. |
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