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Simeon Schmauß<p>Just a few hours ago, the Perseverance rover captured this afternoon view of some wispy clouds above the Nili Planum region on Mars. </p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rkCrHu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rkCrHu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clouds</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Stereo3D views captured today 70 minutes apart, under different lighting conditions, by Perseverance</p><p>To go 3D: for each stereo pairs, eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> Aug. 3, 2025 - Sol 1583 <br>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stereo3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stereo3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereoscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stereoscopy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sol1583" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sol1583</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>A lump of spherules on the ground in front of the rock</p><p>Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT+MCZ_RIGHT cross-eyed 3D, FL: 110mm<br>looking WSW (241°) from RMC 77.4840<br>Sol 1583, LMST: 11:21:33</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01583/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1583_0807466217_394EBY_N0774840ZCAM09645_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01583/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1583_0807466217_394EBY_N0774840ZCAM09645_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>A drive for Curiosity rover on its mission sol 4612. Attached is a post-drive workspace mosaic assembled from 15 overlapping Bayer reconstructed MastCam images, the detailed data from the drive, and a screenshot of the traverse map (with scale) showing the path of the recent drive (yellow line) as it navigates through the interesting 'Boxwork' terrain on Mt Sharp. </p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Whether illuminated by daylight or artificial light, if those were on Earth, I'd swear they were lichens… But, IANAG™, and IANAB™ either.</p><p>Processed SHERLOC_WATSON<br>looking down (-80°) from RMC 77.1218<br>Sol 1562, LMST: 16:01:37</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01562/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1562_0805619277_335EBY_N0771218SRLC00330_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01562/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1562_0805619277_335EBY_N0771218SRLC00330_0000LMJ01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01562/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1562_0805636227_914EBY_N0771218SRLC08059_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01562/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1562_0805636227_914EBY_N0771218SRLC08059_0000LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Andrea Luck<p>2/2 🧵 </p><p>Just released: NEW images of Phobos over Mars by ESA Mars Express </p><p>This view shows Phobos over Arabia Terra as seen by @esa.int Mars Express</p><p>Full-size (130MP) image &amp; details: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rgh8Pm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rgh8Pm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Credit: ESA/ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@DLR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DLR</span></a></span> /FU Berlin/Andrea Luck CC BY</p><p>Captured on May 7, 2025 | Image ID: HQ944<br>Raw data from: <a href="https://psa.esa.int" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">psa.esa.int</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Phobos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phobos</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a></p>
Andrea Luck<p>1/2 🧵 </p><p>Just released: NEW images of Phobos over Mars by ESA Mars Express </p><p>This view shows Phobos above Olympus Mons!</p><p>Full-size (130MP) image &amp; details: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rggHKy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rggHKy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Credit: ESA/ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@DLR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DLR</span></a></span> /FU Berlin/Andrea Luck CC BY</p><p>Captured on May 14, 2025 | Image ID: HQ967<br>Raw data from: psa.esa.int</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Phobos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phobos</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>"The reason why is utterly moronic:</p><p>[A] Starship mission to Mars has an 82.6% chance of ending in a giant fiery explosion far closer to Earth than Mars.</p><p>With the current huge underperformance in payload, which is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, it will take at least 33 refueling missions before Starship can head for Mars.</p><p>[A]t the current rate of Starship launches, this refueling process would take roughly eight years."</p><p>More:<br><a href="https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/mars-is-slipping-through-musks-fingers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">planetearthandbeyond.co/p/mars</span><span class="invisible">-is-slipping-through-musks-fingers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Summertime<br>In the shade, outside Jezero Crater, Mars</p><p>Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON<br>looking down (-76°) from RMC 77.0000<br>Sol 1555, LMST: 12:46:29</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01555/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1555_0804985824_601EBY_N0770000SRLC00336_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01555/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1555_0804985824_601EBY_N0770000SRLC00336_0000LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> sent a message for this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4thOfJuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4thOfJuly</span></a>:</p><p>"[…] it is the Right of the People […], it is their duty, to throw off such [Despotic] Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." ¹</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssociation</span></a> collage of processed SHERLOC_WATSON images, looking E (93°) from RMC 76.0000<br>Sol 1548, LMST: 17:45:14</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804382824_339EBY_N0760000SRLC07070_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804382824_339EBY_N0760000SRLC07070_0000LMJ01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804382961_410EBY_N0760000SRLC07071_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804382961_410EBY_N0760000SRLC07071_0000LMJ01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804383254_164EBY_N0760000SRLC07072_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01548/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1548_0804383254_164EBY_N0760000SRLC07072_0000LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p>¹ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#Annotated_text_of_the_engrossed_declaration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S</span><span class="invisible">tates_Declaration_of_Independence#Annotated_text_of_the_engrossed_declaration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> is having a literal deja vu with an old abrasion.</p><p>I was AFK at the time, but… did they also try to core that rock? It certainly looks that way, but AFAICT it wasn't mentioned back then in April.</p><p>(For conspiracists:) Has the rover done other stealth operations like this? 🙃</p><p>Animated NAVCAM_LEFT<br>looking SE (133°) from RMC 77.0000<br>Sol 1552, LMST: 15:22:48</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01552/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1552_0804729142_784ECM_N0770000NCAM00709_01_095J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01552/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1552_0804729142_784ECM_N0770000NCAM00709_01_095J01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01474/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1474_0797790662_159EBY_N0720000ZCAM04118_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01474/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1474_0797790662_159EBY_N0720000ZCAM04118_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Stereo3D Mars</p><p>Sulfur Crystals from Curiosity and “Disturbed” Rocks and Soils from Perseverance – Stereoscopic Corner #11</p><p>Contributed by Mary Friargiu, Brian May (Yes that's right: Queen lead guitarist 🎸 and superstar!), and Claudia Manzoni</p><p><a href="https://mastcamz.asu.edu/sulfur-crystals-from-curiosity-and-disturbed-rocks-and-soils-from-perseverance-stereoscopic-corner-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastcamz.asu.edu/sulfur-crysta</span><span class="invisible">ls-from-curiosity-and-disturbed-rocks-and-soils-from-perseverance-stereoscopic-corner-11/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stereo3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stereo3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrianMay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianMay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Queen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planetaryscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planetaryscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/celeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celeb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CuriosityRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CuriosityRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crystals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereoscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stereoscopy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Beautiful Mars</p><p>Just out of the magic factory of the Mastcam-Z team at Arizona State University, the 360° Panorama #45 Falkbreen, Sol 1516 (May 26, 2025), in two processing flavors:</p><p>☑️ natural color <a href="https://zoomhub.net/NVg7G" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zoomhub.net/NVg7G</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>☑️ enhanced color <a href="https://zoomhub.net/Zx87R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zoomhub.net/Zx87R</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sol1516" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sol1516</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Falkbreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Falkbreen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Krokodillen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Krokodillen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthernRimCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernRimCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planetaryscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planetaryscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastcam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastcamZforall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastcamZforall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mosaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mosaic</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>When we say gDRT "puffed" a rock, this (video) is what we mean:</p><p>More on that, and on what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> was doing to rock Kenmore, in a new post by its team:</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-scours-mars-for-science/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-pe</span><span class="invisible">rseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-scours-mars-for-science/</span></a></p><p>Notes: <br>• The name of the AutoNav software reappears alone in this post, where in some previous ones the shitty term "AI" had been used.<br>• The rover set a new record of autonomous driving (411m) on Sol 1540.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>As it turns out, that abrasion, named Laknes, was on clay minerals (phyllosilicates) and that was that got <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a>'s team excited.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/clay-minerals-from-mars-most-ancient-past/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/clay-min</span><span class="invisible">erals-from-mars-most-ancient-past/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars:</p><p>Perseverance Rover looks back after a 4.5 hour long drive, heading north the drive distance was ~404 meters. </p><p>This post-drive image was acquired by one of the rover's navigation cameras.</p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>SpaceX’s Ship 36 explodes on the ground</p><p>«Move fast and break things», could easily become the «infinite monkey theorem».</p><p>Still holding my breath for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> to announce delays to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> program due to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> failure to meet schedule milestones.</p><p>Well, c'mon now, let's forget Moon-landing and such trivialities and move straight to colonizing Mars. What could possibly go wrong?</p><p>Would you not trust billionaires with your life?</p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-spacex-starship-36-explodes-in-dramatic-fireball/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-s</span><span class="invisible">pacex-starship-36-explodes-in-dramatic-fireball/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Black like charcoal</p><p>Either laser blasted (can't see the marks), or gDRT puffed, the recent abrasion seems to have the full attention of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> team.</p><p>2 processed &amp; cropped SUPERCAM_RMI<br>looking SE (133°) from RMC 75.0000<br>Sol 1536, LMST: 11:35:52</p><p>Animation</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01536/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1536_0803292380_387EBY_N0750000SCAM01536_0010I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01536/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1536_0803292380_387EBY_N0750000SCAM01536_0010I6J01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01536/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1536_0803294773_221EBY_N0750000SCAM01536_0090I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01536/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1536_0803294773_221EBY_N0750000SCAM01536_0090I6J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Freshly crushed by a Martian robot: a Stereo3D view of the crime scene</p><p>To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> June 15, 2025 - Perseverance Sol 1536<br>Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sol1536" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sol1536</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroCrater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JezeroCrater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthernRimCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernRimCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stereo3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stereo3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereoscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stereoscopy</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Hm… Maybe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> will get no sample from this coated rock, but by breaking it we can now see its interior, and that's rather bright.</p><p>Cross-eyed 3D</p><p>Processed NAVCAM RIGHT+LEFT<br>looking SE (134°) from RMC 75.0000<br>Sol 1535, LMST: 11:29:20</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01535/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1535_0803205582_036ECM_N0750000NCAM00709_01_095J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01535/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1535_0803205582_036ECM_N0750000NCAM00709_01_095J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>