Learn How to Process Space Pics

Rock layers in the Home Plate outcrop on Mars. Taken by Spirit's Pancam; false color mosaic. (NASA/JPL/Cornell)

Emily Lakdawalla over at the Planetary Society has been posting a series of tutorials on downloading and processing images from NASA. She held the second live webex conference today, but you can stream the classes and download powerpoint presentations from the tutorial section of their site.

Today, she used examples from the Mars Exploration Rovers (the MER program) and Cassini. Check it out, but remember that the Planetary Society is a non-profit organization and would appreciate donations.

Speaking of MER, attempts to free Spirit aren't going so well.