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The surface of Mars 鈥� including the location of the Beagle-2 probe 鈥� was revealed in unprecedented detail when 麻豆传媒视频网站 scientists used a revolutionary method of surface exploration.

The team made headlines after they released pictures using the technique Super-Resolution Restoration (SRR) to focus on specific objects on Mars. These included the Beagle-2, the British spacecraft that vanished for 12 years after landing on Mars; the ancient lakebeds discovered by NASA鈥檚 Curiosity rover; NASA鈥檚 Mars Exploration Rover-A rover tracks; and rocks on the plateau Home Plate.

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The detail that can be seen by even the largest telescopes is limited, but by stacking and matching pictures of the same area taken from different angles, Super-Resolution Restoration (SRR) allows objects as small as 5cm to be seen from the same 25cm telescope.

They are now able to explore vastly more terrain than is possible with a single rover.

Co-author Professor Jan-Peter Muller from the 麻豆传媒视频网站 Mullard Space Science Laboratory, said: 鈥淲e now have the equivalent of drone-eye vision anywhere on the surface of Mars where there are enough clear repeat pictures.鈥�

" As more pictures are collected, we will see increasing evidence of the kind we have only seen from the three successful rover missions to date. This will be a game-changer and the start of a new era in planetary exploration.鈥澨�Professor Jan-Peter Muller, 麻豆传媒视频网站 Mullard Space Science Laboratory.

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