I’ve had times when I felt I was shouting in the dark on a number of different platforms over the years, but those community don’t last long as they usually grow. The Mars communities here on Lemmy have grown nicely since I came over here from Reddit. I’m sort of paying it forward for all those that preceded me that gave me joy in the late 50’s and 60’s when I was young developing space nerd. I simply gather the data / images to satisfy my own curiosity. Sharing it with a few like minded souls, is only but a few clicks in this digital age :)
It’s thought the team may actually be going to cross the ancient river bed. They would need to drive further west, before crossing the ancient river bed where there is less sand. This to reach the north bank where the science target called Bright Angel is situated. It’s over 500 meters from the current spot, so it could take...
A drive of 58 meters (191 ft) on Sol 1134 took Perseverance rover towards the Northwest. Attached is one of the post drive NavCam images assembled from 16 tiles. The image takes in the view of the sand-filled ancient river channel called Neretva Vallis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 167 (April 21 - 27, 2024) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was...
Assembled / cropped from several ‘Drive Direction’ MastCam images, it shows the challenging terrain on the future path, and a handful of darker blocks that are scattered around this region. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The darker rocks are thought to be remnants what we’ve seen capping some of the buttes as we’ve climbed Mt Sharp, we’ve been seeing them for several years. These darker rocks are more resistant to aeolian erosion (i.e. a lot harder). IIRC they are pretty well made up of the same ingredients as the lighter sedimentary rocks, but in different proportions, I would hope if they find a big enough sample that they’ll try to obtain a sample for analysis in SAM and CheMin so we can learn a lot more about them.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was acquired on April 27, 2024 (Sol 1133) at the local mean solar time of 13:07:52. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Mosaic of 16 post drive NavCam’s. The visible tracks behind the rover are from three separate drives across this very difficult rocky / sandy terrain. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
1138 - continuing the drives to the west - another 28 meters (98 ft) (lemmy.world)
1137 - Another drive to the west, and closer to Bright Angel (lemmy.world)
Bright Angel is a potential science waypoint on the opposite bank of Neretva Vallis (the light toned rock on the upper part of this mosaic)
Pinging a few people who are among the usual posters
Small post to ping a few people who might have interesting insight on the questions discussed in this community.
Sols 4168-4170 Reaching the “Pinnacle” of Gediz Vallis Ridge (Pinnacle Ridge) (delayed post by JPL) (science.nasa.gov)
This was last weekends blog, but just issued by JPL
1136 - Drive to the West (38.64 meter) to site 52.0606 (lemmy.world)
Sol 1136 - Post drive 16 tile NavCam NASA/JPL-Caltech
1135 - L-MastCam-Z mosaic - cropped from 8 frames (lemmy.world)
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
1136 - Drive to site 52.0606 (lemmy.world)
NavCam from 52.0606. Waiting for the drive official drive data, but a very rough estimate is close to 20 meters.
4169 - Map captures - With scales (lemmy.world)
Screenshots from mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=Curiosity
4169 - Drive data (lemmy.world)
Official data extracted from JPL’s JSON URLs
Scoot Over! - Curiosity Rover blog for Sols 4171-4172 (lemmy.world)
Scoot Over! - Curiosity Rover blog for Sols 4171-4172....
1134 - Data from the drive - Note the reduction of elevation (-2.44 meters) as they drive the rover down towards Neretva Vallis (lemmy.world)
It’s thought the team may actually be going to cross the ancient river bed. They would need to drive further west, before crossing the ancient river bed where there is less sand. This to reach the north bank where the science target called Bright Angel is situated. It’s over 500 meters from the current spot, so it could take...
1134 - Map with 4 zoom levels, each with a scale (lemmy.world)
View the on-line map here - mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=M20
1134 - 58 meter drive. Heading Northwest back towards Neretva Vallis (lemmy.world)
A drive of 58 meters (191 ft) on Sol 1134 took Perseverance rover towards the Northwest. Attached is one of the post drive NavCam images assembled from 16 tiles. The image takes in the view of the sand-filled ancient river channel called Neretva Vallis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
1129 - "Image of the Week" for Week 167 (April 21 - 27, 2024) (lemmy.world)
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 167 (April 21 - 27, 2024) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was...
4166 - Looking at the path ahead (lemmy.world)
Assembled / cropped from several ‘Drive Direction’ MastCam images, it shows the challenging terrain on the future path, and a handful of darker blocks that are scattered around this region. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
NASA’s plea for help on Mars sample return (youtu.be)
1133 - MastCam-Z taking in the scenery (lemmy.world)
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was acquired on April 27, 2024 (Sol 1133) at the local mean solar time of 13:07:52. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
4166 - R-MastCam workspace (with scale) (lemmy.world)
24 overlapping R-MastCam images - see earlier NavCam post (sol 4166) for a context image
4166 - Drive Data (source JPL JSON's) (lemmy.world)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
4166 - post drive map (4 scales) (lemmy.world)
View the online map mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=Curiosity
4166 - Drive 26 m (85.4 ft) - post drive NavCam mosaic (lemmy.world)
The rover climbed 3.44 m (11.29 ft) during the drive deeper into Gediz Vallis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
4164 - A closer look at 'Twin Peaks', a small contact science target (scale added) (lemmy.world)
Workspace mosaic of 24 overlapping mast camera images (R-MastCam)...
1131 - Drive - The tracks show the difficult terrain (lemmy.world)
Mosaic of 16 post drive NavCam’s. The visible tracks behind the rover are from three separate drives across this very difficult rocky / sandy terrain. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech