Take color photos for Mars

Welsh scientists, England had the idea of ​​medieval technical reference to create cosmic techniques to make future missions more convenient to Mars. Adapted from the ancient method of creating stained glass windows, scientists devised ways to take color photos of the red planet during Mars's trip in 2018.

Take color photos for Mars

The distant coast of England is a million miles away from Mars. But its rocky and rugged terrain is a suitable location to test equipment designed for the Mars expedition in 2018.

Aberytwyth University scientists are tasked with creating an eye for an electronic bug called ' The Wanderer ' to explore the planet. They are developing cameras that can record images on Mars.

According to Professor Dave Barnes, they are faced with the fact that the dust on Mars will affect the color of the images.

The red planet near the Earth is Mars.

Professor Dave Barnes - Department of Space and Planet Robot, Aberytwyth University said, ' We need to do precisely the images captured and the atmosphere on Mars is so dusty that everything is covered with a brown color. , gold and we're trying to fix that . '

A device that can help them do that - It is considered a unit that determines the diameter and may be attached to the ' Wanderer ' - The device will turn black and white images into true color images and giving scientists real images of Mars, but the planet's extremely high levels of ultraviolet radiation will create problems for inventors.

Professor Dave Barnes added, ' What we have to do before we start the Mars expedition is to focus on this glasses. There is no point placed on the 'Wanderer' to bring it to Mars, because as soon as it meets the sun over a period of time, it will change, the color will fade and bleach '.

And scientists have a great idea - It is evoked from the stained glass windows often found in churches around the world. Brilliant colors do not fade even though exposed to the sun for hundreds of years.

Scientists decided to test this ancient technique to solve a problem of the cosmic age. ' Glass absorbs ultraviolet rays and protects chemicals that create different colors, so we came up with the idea of ​​putting tinted glasses made in Wales on Mars '. Professor Dave Barnes said.

Stained glass plates have been introduced into the lenses and helped turn the black and white images on Mars into color images.

The person in charge of this is Dr. Martin Wilding, a physical science specialist from Aberystwyth University's cosmology and robotics group. He has studied a lot about this ancient glass dye technique.

Dr. Martin Wilding said, ' Stained glass has a millennium history. Romans and Egyptians had multicolored glasses. In the process of making glass, they must use a lot of sand, limestone, and many dyed materials '.

This complex project requires hours of hard work in the laboratory to produce the desired results. When the glass is finished, it is necessary to cut into small plates that fit into the lens.

Dr. Wilding hopes that these glass plates will withstand the harsh weather in the universe like stained-glass windows at the church near his lab that have passed the test of time.

In the laboratory, scientists created a space that resembles Mars, dusty and rocky, to test cameras and lenses. And this is an example of how it turns black and white images into color images.

The ExoMars mission is a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency.This is an attempt to find out if there is life on Mars . In 2018, this project will be carried out. And British scientists hope, the idea of ​​using ancient glass dyeing techniques will help people in the 21st century see what is happening on the Red planet.