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Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars:</p><p>Perseverance rover completed a short drive to the north on sol 1542, revisiting an earlier location where it paused overnight on sol 1502.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> is revisiting a location it drove through 40 sols ago. The annotations give an idea about where the rover has been during this period.</p><p>New site, RMC 76.000. Localization is approximate.</p><p>Annotations show the path<br>Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT<br>looking SSE (153°) from RMC 76.0000<br>Sol 1542, LMST: 12:51:28</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01542/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1542_0803832067_941ECM_N0760000NCAM03542_01_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01542/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1542_0803832067_941ECM_N0760000NCAM03542_01_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@PaulHammond51" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PaulHammond51</span></a></span> <br>Whatever it is that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> is looking for there, it won't have much luck getting a sample from, me thinks. Maybe not even a decent abrasion. But a bad abrasion with a similar black vein in it, like the last one, would be quite a finding.</p><p>Quickly processed, undistorted, leveled FRONT_HAZCAM_LEFT_A<br>looking NNE (19°) from RMC 75.2358<br>Sol 1540, LMST: 15:39:55</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01540/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_1540_0803664902_909ECM_N0752358FHAZ02008_03_095J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01540/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_1540_0803664902_909ECM_N0752358FHAZ02008_03_095J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@PaulHammond51" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PaulHammond51</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> went back to where it was on Sol 1502. Something is going on there…</p><p>Here is a closer map and a leveled NAVCAM mosaic:</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_LEFT mosaic<br>looking SW (216°) from RMC 75.2358<br>Sol 1540, LMST: 15:57:27</p><p>One original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01540/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1540_0803665984_800ECM_N0752358NCAM02540_01_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01540/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1540_0803665984_800ECM_N0752358NCAM02540_01_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> to announce delays to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> program due to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starship</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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sol1536" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sol1536</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JezeroCrater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JezeroCrater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthernRimCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernRimCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stereo3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stereo3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereoscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stereoscopy</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Hm… Maybe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Andrea Luck<p>Foggy Valles Marineris and Noctis Labyrinthus</p><p>Full size 12K &amp; more info: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2raZiMc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2raZiMc</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DLR</span></a></span> /FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY</p><p>ESA Mars Express HRSC 2017-10-30</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/VallesMarineris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VallesMarineris</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars: <br>Perseverance rover checking out its coring bit and the fractured bedrock that broke up during drilling (image center). Attached is a 9-tile processed NavCam [3854x2894px] of the workspace, and a MastCam-Z image of the drill and its coring bit. No sign of a core in the drill bit in these images from sol 1535 (June 14, 2025) <br>Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M2020</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JezeroCrater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JezeroCrater</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Odd rocks of Gale crater. <br>Curiosity Rover's ChemCam RMI captures the 'Layers at the base of the “Mishe Mokwa” hill'.</p><p>Long distance telescopic image from mission sol 4569 (June 13, 2025) </p><p>Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OddRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OddRocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>An interesting little stone targeted by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a>'s telescope and laser. About 3cm in size and 1m horizontal distance from the foot of the SUPERCAM camera.</p><p>2 processed and partly superimposed SUPERCAM_RMI images<br>looking down (-63°) from RMC 75.0000<br>Sol 1532, LMST: 18:19:37</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01532/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1532_0802964567_459EBY_N0750000SCAM01532_0010I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01532/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1532_0802964567_459EBY_N0750000SCAM01532_0010I6J01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01532/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1532_0802965092_269EBY_N0750000SCAM01532_0020I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01532/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1532_0802965092_269EBY_N0750000SCAM01532_0020I6J01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01533/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1533_0803027922_943ECM_N0750000NCAM00709_06_095J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01533/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1533_0803027922_943ECM_N0750000NCAM00709_06_095J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@PaulHammond51" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PaulHammond51</span></a></span> <br>Looks like a real mess. At some point, a broken piece of rock got wedged between a stabilizer and the coring bit.</p><p>Animation</p><p>Processed FRONT_HAZCAM_LEFT_A<br>looking SSE (150°) from RMC 75.0000<br>Sol 1531, LMST: 14:56:49</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01531/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_1531_0802863275_106ECM_N0750000FHAZ00215_04_075J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01531/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_1531_0802863275_106ECM_N0750000FHAZ00215_04_075J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>The Right Hand of Ares</p><p>A nod to Ursula Le Guin's, The Left Hand of Darkness. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p><p>Processed MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking from RMC 7.1836<br>Sol ▶️ 208, LMST: 15:12:27</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00208/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0208_0685415505_864ECM_N0071836ZCAM08240_110085J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/00208/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0208_0685415505_864ECM_N0071836ZCAM08240_110085J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UrsulaLeGuin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrsulaLeGuin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pareidolia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pareidolia</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Ready to core</p><p>Processed, leveled, cropped FRONT_HAZCAM_RIGHT_A<br>looking S (171°) from RMC 75.0000<br>Sol 1531, LMST: 14:43:40</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01531/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1531_0802862464_941ECM_N0750000FHAZ00203_13_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01531/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1531_0802862464_941ECM_N0750000FHAZ00203_13_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile of Mars:</p><p>An animation of three MastCam images from Curiosity rover from June 8, 2025 (Sol 4564) shows a portion test where small amounts of powdered rock from sample hole 43, is carefully dropped onto the closed port of the SAM instrument suite. If the team are happy with this test, they will command the rover to open the cover and drop a portion inside SAM for detailed analysis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Sample" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sample</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on the planet Mars: </p><p>Curiosity Rover drills its 43rd sample hole on June 8, 2025 (mission sol 4564) Attached is an animated GIF of HazCam subframe images captured during the drilling process. I've added the timestamps (local mars solar time) on each frame. Watch the shadow of the robotic arm move and the drill bit sink into the rock. Look closely and you can even see the rover tilt as the load on the drill changes NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Barking at the wrong rock</p><p>"Just a Grey Rock"</p><p>Lyrics &amp; music by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://famichiki.jp/@tsturm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tsturm</span></a></span> . The first ever written for a Martian rock, I believe: <a href="https://suno.com/song/bf8ec022-b67d-424e-bf90-d53fb1b7d190" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">suno.com/song/bf8ec022-b67d-42</span><span class="invisible">4e-bf90-d53fb1b7d190</span></a></p><p>Thread here:<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sharponlooker/112613598633872042" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@sharponlooker</span><span class="invisible">/112613598633872042</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
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