Have you ever wondered why Nasa does not show night time photos of Mars?? I mean they show thousands of daytime photos and we know that they can shoot pictures of it on the night side of the planet with the instramentation they have so why dont they show it to us,, At least let me say that I have never seen night shots of it,,
2007-12-01 11:19:05 · 7 answers · asked by SPACEGUY 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
lts see what u can see in the dark ,,well nothing day is more brighter than night i have a book on mars there are pictures of the night but visibility is very less ..any question i can help u about mars
2007-12-02 00:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by tharun363 s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowledge, night-vision cameras are not part of the Mars rover's standard instrumentation package. Taking pictures at night with an ordinary camera gives you pitch black shots; not much use for scientific study.
Besides, the rovers themselves are solar powered. They have power in daylight and only within a few dozen degrees of the Martian equator where the sunlight is strong enough.
2007-12-01 19:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by stork5100 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The modules on Mars that take the photos power down every night. When the sun rises they power up again. They are run by solar energy.
2007-12-01 23:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen up, OK?
Weight restrictions have made us all darn lucky to have gotten a probe to Mars, in the first place.
The added weight of a strobe flash (even a tiny one, similar to what are in cell phones right now), would have been prohibitive.
What can you see in a snapshot taken on Earth (at night) without a flash?
I thought so.
2007-12-01 19:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want to see *anything* clearly, you shine a light on it. Why deliberately take pictures of things in the dark?
You can easily find pictures of all the surface of Mars. But perhaps I've missed your point?
2007-12-01 19:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by tsr21 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's to see in the dark? Not much, so why waste time on taking pictures of the dark?
2007-12-01 19:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all the aliens come out at night.
everyone knows THAT!
2007-12-01 22:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋