65dBnoise, to space
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This is Bright Angel, a light colored rock formation in the ancient Neretva Vallis riverbed; the next scientific target for #Perseverance .

Looking at all those loose rocks on the steep slope above it, it's good that the geologically interesting parts are (I guess) those farthest from them.

Processed, leveled MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking WNW (297°) from RMC 52.1950
Sol 1145, LMST: 11:22:33

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01145/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1145_0768583075_910EBY_N0521950ZCAM09178_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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65dBnoise, to random
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Yet another rework of my speculative routes for #Perseverance to reach Bright Angel. This one shows two much faster routes (green) to the riverbed, passing through a few regolith ripples, but leading to a mostly flat and rock-free terrain.

The green route seems preferable to me (but IANAG), provided there are no scientifically interesting locations along the the south bank, which the rover has been traversing for a number of sols now (white dashed line).

More in alt text.

#Mars2020 #Solarocks

65dBnoise,
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Here is a partial view of those two passages through the ripples shown in the map above. The view is going to be much better in a couple of sols.

Processed, leveled MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 79mm
looking NW (315°) from RMC 52.2266
Sol 1145, LMST: 13:46:12

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01145/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1145_0768591928_568EBY_N0522266ZCAM09179_0790LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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65dBnoise, to space
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Grave of the Fallen Meteorite
(rather, a cenotaph)

Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking WSW (256°) from RMC 52.1700
Sol 1144, LMST: 11:43:51

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01144/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1144_0768495621_473EBY_N0521700ZCAM09175_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, to space
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New location for on Sol 1145, RMC 52.2266. It's now downhill, all the way.

This map was created using mission data from 's , imagery and DTMs.

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65dBnoise,
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"Let's get to the bottom of it"
A path to reach the bottom.

Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT quick mosaic
looking WNW (285°), tilted 16°
RMC 52.2266, Sol 1145, LMST: 13:17:15

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01145/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1145_0768590165_660ECM_N0522266NCAM03145_01_085J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, to space
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Reworked route to Bright Angel.

~400m to the bottom of the ancient riverbank, and another ~400m on the riverbed, to reach the target. could be there by mid June.

This map was created using mission data from , imagery and DTMs.

65dBnoise, to space
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New location for #Perseverance on Sol 1144, RMC 52.1950.

This may be the last location visible by #Ingenuity's RTE camera, as the rover has now reached the theoretical limit of its field-of-view (cyan line). The #MarsHelicopter has been programmed to capture one RTE image every sol for as long as it is able to wake up every sol perform its routine of gathering environmental and system data, as a stationary testbed.

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65dBnoise, (edited )
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The slope of the southern Neretva Vallis riverbank appears steepening at this new location. This may be the start of the hardest part of the descent to the ancient riverbed, on the way to the geologically interesting rock formation Bright Angel, the next science target for .

Processed, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT quick mosaic
looking WNW (285°) from RMC 52.1950
Sol 1144, LMST: 13:03:58

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01144/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1144_0768500572_521ECM_N0521950NCAM03144_15_095J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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New location for #Perseverance on Sol 1143, RMC 52.1700, presumably still within #Ingenuity's field-of-view. It appears there may be as many as 3 frames of the rover crossing the FOV of the color RTE camera of the #MarsHelicopter, now a stationary testbed collecting images, temperature and other data on a solly basis from its final location at Vallinor Hills.

Map made with #QGIS using data from #NASA's #MMGIS and DTM and imagery from #USGS and #HiRISE

65dBnoise, (edited )
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The path forward doesn't look so bad at this point:

Processed, undistorted NAVCAM_RIGHT quick mosaic
looking WNW (290°) from RMC 52.1700
Sol 1143, LMST: 13:23:33

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01143/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1143_0768413004_862ECM_N0521700NCAM03143_08_095J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, to space
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Mesmerizing sand

Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 63mm
looking SSE (168°) from RMC 52.1146
Sol 1141, LMST: 11:17:55

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01141/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1141_0768227698_848EBY_N0521146ZCAM09171_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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appears to be negotiating those rocks and slope cautiously but pretty easily. The tracks show a rather normal drive.

Processed, leveled, cropped NAVCAM_RIGHT
looking SE (126°) from RMC 52.1468
Sol 1142, LMST: 16:17:52

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01142/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1142_0768334976_770ECM_N0521468NCAM02142_01_195J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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In the evening.
Shadows getting faint and longer, reaching for the edge.

Processed, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT quick mosaic
looking NE (54°) from RMC 52.1468
Sol 1142, LMST: 16:15:35

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01142/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1142_0768334835_699ECM_N0521468NCAM02142_04_195J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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moved to the center of the area which is most probably visible by , and it could appear in one or more of the color RTE images the is capturing every sol, if everything is going according to plan.

The map was made with using data from 's , and imagery from and

65dBnoise, to space
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Cinnamon rocks

Processed, leveled, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 63mm
looking SSW (204°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1139, LMST: 12:47:06

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01139/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1139_0768055635_519EBY_N0520870ZCAM09168_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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Monolith at the cocoa hills

Processed, leveled, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 63mm
looking SSE (160°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1139, LMST: 12:49:30

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01139/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1139_0768055794_520EBY_N0520870ZCAM09168_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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#Perseverance has now entered an area where #Ingenuity can possibly see it through its color RTE camera from its final Valinor Hills location, albeit its apparent size will be quite small and at a corner of an image (more here: https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/112354242549766329)

The #MarsHelicopter has been instructed to capture one RTE image and other data every sol, according to #NASA (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-team-says-goodbye-for-now)

The question now is when those captured images will be retrieved.

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65dBnoise,
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This animation shows the path along which #Perseverance will probably be visible by the "stationary testbed" #Ingenuity. The steep slope of the ancient Neretva riverbank starts where this path ends.

Animation

Quickly processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT mosaic
looking W (270°) from RMC 52.1146
Sol 1140, LMST: 12:33:16

One original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01140/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1140_0768143581_237ECM_N0521146NCAM03140_14_095J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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Earlier today on Mars - Another drive by Perseverance rover. This L-NavCam was acquired just before the end of the drive on Sol 1140, it provides a nice view down Neretva Vallis (upper right)

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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Ambushing the tyrant

(Αρμόδιος, Αριστογείτων and their gang at the foot of Acropolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmodius_and_Aristogeiton)

Variations on a theme

Processed MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 63mm
looking S (187°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1139, LMST: 12:48:05

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01139/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1139_0768055692_519EBY_N0520870ZCAM09168_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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Lunch break at the quarry

Processed, leveled MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 63mm
looking SSW (213°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1139, LMST: 12:44:51

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01139/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1139_0768055501_519EBY_N0520870ZCAM09168_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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#Perseverance at last turned its SUPERCAM telescope to #Ingenuity. That's from a 500m distance. The smudge between the heli and its footprints on the left is dust or some other SUPERCAM flaw that exists in all images.

The glint from the metallic foot joint is noticeable.

Processed, cropped SUPERCAM_RMI
looking NNE (29°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1139, LMST: 12:31:58

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01139/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1139_0768054740_147EBY_N0520870SCAM09139_0020I9J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/65dBnoise

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Rock-solid Martian truth

Processed MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking W (261°) from RMC 52.0606
Sol 1137, LMST: 12:32:47

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01137/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1137_0767877212_706EBY_N0520606ZCAM09163_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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A fresh view of sand-surfing at Valinor Hills

's team taking a look back at the , which had been a companion of their rover for the past 3 years on Mars and is now forced to stay behind.

Processed, leveled MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm
looking NNE (29°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1138, LMST: 13:27:55

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01138/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1138_0767969390_223EBY_N0520870ZCAM09166_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

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Almost there. RMC 52.0870.

#Perseverance seems to be determined to reach Bright Angel as soon as possible, even if it has to do it in short drives every sol, through rocky ground.

If the #MarsHelicopter #Ingenuity does take an RTE picture every Martian morning as stated, then it will most probably capture the rover as it descends slowly the slope of Neretva riverbank. The only question then is when we will see those images.

Map made with #QGIS and data from #NASA's #MMGIS #HiRISE and #USGS

65dBnoise,
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And this is how the terrain in front of looks:

Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT quick mosaic
looking W (270°) from RMC 52.0870
Sol 1138, LMST: 12:57:40

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01138/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1138_0767967536_316ECM_N0520870NCAM03138_03_095J01.png
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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