Cet été, j'ai eu la chance de visiter le JPL, ce centre de la NASA où sont conçues, assemblées et testées la plupart des sondes et rovers américains qui explorent le Système solaire. Un récit de ma visite pour vous emmener dans cet endroit mythique. 1/37 @nasajpl@NASA#NASA#JPL
How does "The first robotic servicing mission on the surface of Mars" sound to y'all?
Well, if you're #NASA#JPL, this awesome headline could be yours for the low cost of a few nitrogen puffs!
This thread is just me fantasizing how Perseverance could potentially use its gDRT to clean the dusty solar panel and camera lens on Ingenuity and make history with this extraordinary servicing operation! 🧵
That sounds interesting but is quite risky, as the terrain is difficult and the rover would have to drive up into the Neretva riverbed, and across the regolith megaripple field to get a good visual of the heli, and that's assuming the #MarsHelicopter is still on the top of one of those megaripples.
The maps show visibility and terrain. Contours are 1m.
Voici Valinor Hills, le champ de dunes qui tapisse le fond de l'ancienne rivière Neretva où repose pour toujours Ingenuity 🚁
Cette mosaïque de 3 images a été acquise ce matin par la caméra SuperCam 🇫🇷🇺🇸 à bord du rover Perseverance.
The little rotorcraft that could, Ingenuity, has completed its last flight after an emergency landing caused damage to its rotors. 😥
Having far exceeded expectations—5 flights over 30 days turned into 72 flights over 3 years—it will now go down in history, albeit only the history remembered by space fans.
"Over an extended mission that lasted for almost 1,000 Martian days, more than 33 times longer than originally planned, Ingenuity was upgraded with the ability to autonomously choose landing sites in treacherous terrain, dealt with a dead sensor, cleaned itself after dust storms, operated from 48 different airfields, performed three emergency landings, and survived a frigid Martian winter."
A closer look at the tailings (cuttings) around Curiosity Rover's latest sample drill hole 'Ubajara'. This processed image is from one of the rover's science cameras (R-MastCam) and was acquired on mission sol 3823 (May 9, 2023) at site 101/774, that's over 10 years and 9 months after landing on Mars. These sample holes have a diameter of about 1.6 centimeters (5/8th inch)
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Ingenuity is no more; I was a JPL scientist when Percy & Ginny launched and landed, so they have a special place in my heart. I'm not generally sentimental about missions, but this one hurts.
Data from the Mars Helicopter flight #62 during Sol 940 (October 12, 2023) Stretching the envelope continues with a new speed record of 10 meters per second (22.37 mph).
Le rover Curiosity a brisé une roche en roulant dessus, dévoilant des cristaux clairs et laiteux. La zone étant riche en sulfates, il est très probable que ce soit des cristaux de gypse, parmi les plus beaux que je vois depuis le début de la mission ! 1/3
Day 5 of our System Test 1 of the Europa #Clipper vehicle at JPL! This has been my home for the past few days and this friendly doggie a companion throughout.
We just finished Jupiter Orbit Insertion and are now embarking on a simulated encounter of #Europa! #space#jpl#nasa
The Ingenuity team has nicknamed the spot where the helicopter completed its final flight “Valinor Hills” after the fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, which include “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
I have located the location of Flight 52 which occurred on Sol 776 (April 27, 2023). Communications were lost just before landing for 63 days. These images just came down from that flight after Perseverance drove to a location to receive a signal.