Curiosity and the Exploration of Gale Crater
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SOL3048-1050_E-PIA24662-LXTT-IPF.jpgIridescent Clouds over Gale Crater - Sol 3048136 visiteCaption NASA Originale:"NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover spotted these Iridescent, or “Mother of Pearl,” Clouds on March 5, 2021, the 3.048th Martian Day, or Sol, of the Mission. Seen here are five images stitched together from a much wider panorama taken by the rover’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam". MareKromium
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SOL3049-Mont_Mercou-2-pia24266-comboadjust-350.gifMont Mercou - Sol 3049 (GIF - Movie)117 visite"NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mastcam instrument to take the 32 individual images that make up this panorama of the outcrop nicknamed “Mont Mercou.” It took a second panorama, rolling sideways 13 feet (4 meters), to create a stereoscopic effect similar to a 3D viewfinder. The effect helps scientists get a better idea of the geometry of Mount Mercou’s sedimentary layers, as if they’re standing in front of the formation.
Both panoramas were taken on March 4, 2021, the 3,049th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, from a distance of about 130 feet (40 meters) from the cliff face, which is about 20 feet (6 meters) tall. They have been white-balanced so that the colors of the rock materials resemble how they would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth".MareKromium
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SOL3060-pia24543-1-16.jpgMount Sharp - Sol 306088 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL3063-1.jpgOutline of a Giant - Sol 3063 (possible Natural Colors)225 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL3063-2-PIA24661-Curiosity_GIF_Shows_Drifting_Clouds_Over_Mount_Sharp.gifBlowin' in the Wind... - Sol 3063 (GIF-Movie)94 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL3063-51063728632_d81f794358_o.jpgClouds - Sol 3063 (Natural Colors)125 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL3072-4-PIA24646-Curiosity_Navigation_Cameras_Spot_Twilight_Clouds_on_Sol_3072.gifNoctilucent Clouds over Gale Crater - Sol 3072 (GIF-Movie)95 visiteCaption NASA Originale:"Using the Navigation Cameras on its Mast, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover took these images of clouds just after sunset on March 28, 2021, the 3.072nd Sol, or Martian Day, of the Mission. These Noctilucent, or Twilight Clouds, are made of Water Ice, such as ice crystals that reflect the setting Sun, allowing the detail in each cloud to be seen more easily".MareKromium
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SOL3167.jpgFunny Sky... - Sol 3167137 visiteLa NASA ci dice che si tratta di "false colors" (od anche "white balanced"). Va bene. Ci credo. O forse no...
Caption NASA originale: "Images of knobbly rocks and rounded hills are delighting scientists as NASA’s Curiosity Rover climbs Mount Sharp, a 5-mile-tall (such as approx. 8-Km tall) mountain within the 96-mile-wide (such as about 154-Km wide) basin of Mars’ Gale Crater. The rover’s Mast Camera, a.k.a. MastCam, highlights those features in a panorama captured on July, 3rd, 2021 (i.e. the 3167th Martian Day, or Sol, of the Mission)".
This location is particularly exciting: Spacecraft orbiting Mars show that Curiosity is now somewhere between a Region enriched with clay minerals and one dominated by salty minerals called Sulfates. The mountain’s layers in this area may reveal how the ancient environment within Gale Crater dried up over time. Similar changes are seen across the planet, and studying this Region up close (---> da vicino) has been a major long-term goal for the mission.
"The rocks here will begin to tell us how this once-wet planet changed into the dry Mars of today, and how long habitable environments persisted even after that happened,” said Abigail Fraeman, Curiosity’s deputy project scientist, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California".
The "Dry Mars of today"... Mmmmmhhhhh.... Are we really sure about that?!? I am not. And You?!?MareKromium
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SOL3219-E3-PIA23139.jpgKnockfarril Hill - Sol 3219 (Natural Colors)107 visiteCaption NASA Originale:"The Mast Camera (MastCam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover captured this mosaic as it explored the "clay-bearing unit" on Feb. 3, 2019 (Sol 2309). This landscape includes the rocky landmark nicknamed "Knockfarril Hill" (center right) and the edge of Vera Rubin Ridge, which runs along the top of the scene".MareKromium
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SOL3225.jpgNice Panorama - Sol 3225125 visiteUn panorama che sa tanto di "già visto", ma è carino e merita pubblicazione. Questo collage di frame viene da Curiosity. Ma ora ditemi: la NASA pubblica (male ed in formati pessimi) ancora molte cose. Ok. Ma - cambiando Agenzia Spaziale e Missione - Voi avete più visto NUOVE immagini e/o letto NOVITA' sul "Roverino Cinesino" Zhurong?!? O è già stato "decommissioned" (leggi: "non funziona più")?!? Oppure hanno secretato tutto?!? Che gente "str...ana" che c'é in giro...MareKromium
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SOL3299-1-PIA24937-A_Picture_Postcard_from_Curiositys_NavCams-bicolor.pngA colourful "Postcard" from Mars - Sol 3299122 visiteStupenda. Ma, a mio parere, un bel pò "forzata" la colorizzazione (la reputo, per esperienza, assai poco realistica). Se poi il Cielo di Marte fosse davvero così, allora, io non ho capito niente (e va bene così) ma...WOW, what a view!!! Bello per gli "Umani" che ci andranno (semmai ci andranno)...
Nota: ed infatti la NASA stessa dice "...NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white Navigation Cameras to capture panoramas of this scene at two times of day. Blue, orange, and green color was added to a combination of both panoramas for an artistic interpretation of the scene..."MareKromium
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SOL3325-1264_PIA25074_-_Figure_A.gifClouds... - Sol 3325 (GIF-Movie)74 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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