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SOL0133-PIA16564-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgSnake River - Sol 133 (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)91 visiteThe sinuous Rock Feature visible in the lower center and left (Sx) side of this mosaic of frames recorded by the NASA - Mars Exploration Rover (MER) - Mars Laboratory "Curiosity" has been nicknamed "Snake River" (and we honestly believe that, once you notice the actual physical configuration of the Rocky Feature that is now under a - relatively - close observation, the reason of the nickname will result more than obvious...).

The images forming the mosaic were taken by Curiosity's Navigation Camera (NavCam) during the 133rd Martian Day, or Sol, of the Rover's Mission in Gale Crater - Mars (such as December, 20th, 2012). On Sol 147 (such as January, 3rd, 2013), the NASA - Mars Exploration Rover (MER) - Mars Laboratory "Curiosity" drove about 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) to get a closer look at "Snake River", before proceeding to watch, photograph and then examine other Rocky Features located in the same area as well as in other areas nearby.

This picture (which is an Original NASA - Mars Exploration Rover - Mars Laboratory "Curiosity" b/w image-mosaic published on the NASA - Planetary Photojournal with the ID n. PIA 16564) has been additionally processed and then colorized in Absolute Natural Colors (such as the colors that a human eye would actually perceive if someone were near the NASA - Mars Exploration Rover (MER) - Mars Laboratory "Curiosity" and then looked ahead, towards the Rocky Surface Feature called "Snake River", the Rocky Paving located in front of and around the Rover, as well as the more distant Horizon of Gale Crater), by using an original technique created - and, in time, dramatically improved - by the Lunar Explorer Italia Team. Different colors, as well as different shades of the same color, mean, among other things, the existence of different Elements (Minerals) present on the Surface of Gale Crater, each having a different Albedo (---> Reflectivity) and Chemical Composition.3 commentiMareKromium

SOL0472-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF-00.jpgGold?!? - Sol 472 (an Image-Mosaic in Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)91 visiteIl titolo del frame � una "provocazione", e non lo �. Mi � capitato, infatti, nella Vita, di vedere dell'Oro sia "libero" (le classiche "pepite" di fiume, ad esempio), sia ancora "incastonato" nella roccia (come � quello che viene estratto dalle miniere). L'elaborazione del frame, � in Colori Naturali, ed il Colore Naturale dell'Oro � proprio quello che caratterizza il dettaglio posto sul margine superiore dell'immagine. Sar� Oro davvero? Beh, su Marte, a quanto pare (ed in accordo a recentissime scoperte, ancora non pubblicizzate), esistono (o meglio: esisterebbero) Diamanti - anche di cospicue dimensioni - sparpagliati sulla Superficie. Se questo � vero, allora perch� escludere la possibilit� che vi sia anche dell'Oro (o altri Minerali, per noi Terrestri, preziosi) in bella vista, sulla Superficie di Marte?...7 commentiMareKromium

SOL0058-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF-2.jpgDeep Rover Tracks - Sol 58 (an Image-Mosaic in Natural Colors - EDM; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)90 visitenessun commentoMareKromium

SOL0001-PIA15972.jpgWelcome to Gale Crater! - Sol 1 (RAW b/w Original NASA Frame; credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech)89 visitenessun commentoMareKromium

SOL0130-PIA16562-PCF-LXTT-IPF-2.jpgOn the Edge of "Yellowknife Bay" - Sol 130 (an Image-Mosaic in Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color. Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)89 visitenessun commentoMareKromium

SOL0139-PIA16706-PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgSpherules at Gale Crater - Sol 139 (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)89 visiteCaption NASA:"This image from the Right Mast Camera (MastCam) onboard the NASA - Curiosity Mars Exploration Rover shows roughly Spherical Features, which are VERY similar to the ones found by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in the Meridiani Planum Region of Mars. These "Gale Crater's" Spherules are apparently common in this Stratigraphic Unit, informally "Sheepbed"; a Stratigraphic Unit which defines the lower part of the sequences of Strata exposed in the area known as "Yellowknife Bay". These Spherical Features have been interpreted as "Concretions": a definition which implies that they have formed in Water that percolated (---> the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials) through the Sediment. Curiosity's MastCam obtained these images on the 139th Martian day, or Sol, of the Rover's Surface Operations at Gale Crater (such as December, 25th, 2012)". 11 commentiMareKromium

SOL0138-1-GB-LXTT-IPF~0.jpgThe "Paving" of Yellowknife Bay - Sol 138 (an Image-Mosaic in Calibrated Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Gianluigi Barca/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)89 visitenessun commento1 commentiMareKromium

SOL0137-5-GB-LXTT-IPF.jpgYellowknife Bay - Sol 137 (an Image-Mosaic in Calibrated Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Gianluigi Barca/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)89 visitenessun commentoMareKromium

SOL0528-PIA17931-PCF-LXTT-IPF-3.jpgBizarre-looking Rocks - Sol 528 (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color. Dr Paolo C. Fienga/LXTT/IPF)89 visiteDue rocce decisamente curiose (specie quella posta alla Sx dell'Osservatore), le quali presentano una caratterizzazione superficiale assolutamente peculiare. Se Gale Crater, effettivamente ed in un'era remota, fu veramente un Lago, allora quello che si vede sulle due rocce potrebbe essere il residuo - fossile - di vegetazione sub-lacuale. E non solo! Sulla roccia di Sx, si vede NETTAMENTE l'esistenza di un foro il quale, come gi� ipotizzammo in passato - per un caso simile - potrebbe essere un Predatory Borehole.
Ovviamente la NASA, su questo ed altri rilievi similari, ha detto il solito. E cio� nulla. Voi che ne pensate?!?

p.s.: guardate la roccia "porosa", "irregolare" e "forata" a Dx ed osservate come essa sembra essere "parte integrante" della roccia stratificata sottostante. Sono tutt'uno? Sono l'una "appoggiata" all'altra? Si sono "incollate" nelle ere?.... Che ne dite?1 commentiMareKromium

SOL0001-673758main_PIA15974-43_full.jpgLinearized Rear-View - Sol 1 (RAW Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)88 visiteCaption NASA:"This is a version of one of the first images taken by a Rear Hazard-Avoidance Camera (HazCam) on NASA's Curiosity Rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT), 2012. It was taken through a "fisheye" wide-angle lens but has been "linearized" so that the Horizon looks flat rather than curved. The image has also been cropped. It is one-half of full resolution. Part of the Rim of Gale Crater, which is a feature the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, stretches from the top middle to the top right of the image. One of the Rover's Wheels can be seen at bottom right. As planned, the Rover's early engineering images are taken at Low Resolution". MareKromium

SOL0013-PIA16105PCF-LXTT-IPF.jpgThe "base" of Mount Sharp - Sol 13 (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunar Explorer Italia - Italian Planetary Foundation)88 visiteCaption NASA:"A chapter of the Layered Geological History of Mars is laid bare in this postcard from NASA's Curiosity Rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the Rover's eventual (---> final) science destination. This image is a portion of a larger image taken by Curiosity's 100-millimeter Mast Camera on Aug. 23, 2012".5 commentiMareKromium

SOL0058-EB-MF-LXTT-IPF-1.jpgDeep Rover Tracks - Sol 58 (an Image-Mosaic in Natural Colors - CTX Frame; credits for the additional process. and color.: Elisabetta Bonora and Marco Faccin/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)88 visitenessun commento6 commentiMareKromium

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