"PHANTOM TEMPLE" in X3D Stereo
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“PHANTOM TEMPLE” - in X3D Stereo
Opportunity Sol 4823 PanCam
Link:http://gigapan.com/gigapans/206520/snapshots/618910
As we continue our examination of Neville Thompson’s 4823 gigapan, our eyes are inexorably-drawn to strange shapes tangled together in the center of our context view. They could be up to 100 yards away. Curves, spikes and a long triangular piece that might be a lintel demand a closer look.
Zooming in, our detail view reveals a strange sight indeed! That screaming white face in the lower left corner; is that pareidolia or is it something more? A temple adornment? Various curved architectural elements lie on different plains and at jagged angles, circles and spikes everywhere. Above, the broken lintel gives an almost unavoidable impression of a temple in ruins, crushed and battered by the immense global cataclysm that engulfed Mars one fateful day.
Forget about the machine remnants, the roads, the pyramids, the walls, the gridworks of streets and buildings visible from the orbiters, the utensils, the pottery, the seashells and so much more. At this point, if one only takes into consideration the apparent ruins of buildings found everywhere by NASA’s cameras, it is a simply inescapable fact that an ancient series of civilizations once covered the surface of Mars.
I am personally convinced that the eventual acceptance and explorations of these ruins will reveal not some alien culture, but our very own ancient heritage.
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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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