On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:57:59 -0500, "Ami Silberman"
wrote:


"*" wrote in message Okay smart ass, why are the MOC
photos coded during transmission from Mars

Because to digitally store or transmit images they need to be encoded in
some sort of format. To transmit them, furthermore, there needs to be
further encoding to be able to detect and correct errors during
transmission. Conceptually, its no different than fax transmission in the
60s.

But the truth is, no one can receive the raw Mars MOC photographs without
having the decoding programs that Malin has.

Tell me one thing, if the raw Mars MOC photographic data is available, why
don't any other independent scientists outside of NASA/Lockheed have it?

Please name one scientist not employed by or under contract to NASA who has
access to the decoding programs and the raw Mars MOC photographic data.

You can't because there are none.