At 02:35:31 UTC and 02:35:45 UTC the Mastcam Left took these two pictures that I merged together, to show you this beautiful Martian panorama.
I was really impressed by the dark turquoise coloration of the sand dunes visible in the upper right; such a coloration I have seen only in a small lake in Trentino Alto Adige!
The variety of colors visible in this overview is truly amazing for a Martian landscape, as well as the difference in color between the sand dunes to the right and those further to the left of a coloration between pale yellow and orange.
Finally, notice how behind the second ridge (the topmost part of the photo) the landscape appears hazy and veiled; unfortunately, since I cannot see the sky, I am unable to determine whether the veiling is due to haze or suspended dust, although I think it is more likely to be haze.
The original images are a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photos have undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg compression, white balance, and a slight increase in microcontrast and color saturation.
Original images:
Left image taken at 02:35:31 UTC https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02475/mcam/2475ML0131370030904251C00_DXXX.jpg
Right image taken at 02:35:45 UTC https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02475/mcam/2475ML0131370040904252C00_DXXX.jpg
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