pomarede, 9 days ago to Kurzgesagt

4200 days on Mars

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4200 #rover #CuriosityRover #science #STEM #engineering #astrodon

pomarede, 11 days ago to Kurzgesagt

amazing shots captured yesterday by the Curiosity rover

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Sol 4197

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4197 #rover #CuriosityRover #Martian #landscape #photography #science #STEM #astrodon

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pomarede, 11 days ago to space

Wow check this out: the Martian rover Perseverance made a huge leap forward to reach its Sol 1162 location, right in the middle of Neretva Vallis, in the close vicinity of an island-like mound.
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/location-map/

#Perseverance #Mars #Sol1162 #rover #PerseveranceRover #NeretvaVallis #Neretva #river #valley #NeretvaRiver #space #Astrodon #science #map #STEM

pomarede, 14 days ago to Vintage

Vintage Martian photographies

A selection of rocks, with names, captured by the Spirit rover on Sol 567 (Aug 7, 2005):

1. Toblerone
2. Pizalunweg
3. Luzern
4. Zurich

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell; Michael Howard for his amazing archive of Mars images

#Spirit #Mars #Sol567 #rover #SpiritRover #rock #rocks #vintage #photography #Toblerone #Pizalunweg #Luzern #Zurich #space #archive #science #history #STEM #NASA #JPL #Caltech #Cornell #MidnightPlanets

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pomarede, 14 days ago to Kurzgesagt

Martian Cartography

Here is a 360° panorama captured by Curiosity at her current location, with North at center and South at both ends, on top of two large and small scale maps with her position.

There are many geological features in the panorama, can you find them in the maps?

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4193 #Cartography #Map #Geology #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #crater #AeolisMons #MountSharp #GedizVallis #Martian #landscape #valley #mountains #quiz #space #science #Astrodon #STEM

pomarede, 16 days ago to Kurzgesagt

Some freshly processed Martian vistas captured by Curiosity at her Sol 4191 location

May 21, 2024
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

with renewed thanks to @PaulHammond51 for his very useful advices and tips on Martian images!

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4191 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #Martian #landscape #rocks #science #STEM

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pomarede, 19 days ago to Astro

A beautiful interlacing of dunes and rocks for the new Mars Perseverance Raw Image of the Week

This image was acquired on May 17, 2024 (Sol 1152).

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZR0_1152_0769215060_848EBY_N0522638ZCAM09188_1100LMJ

#Mars #Perseverance #Sol1152 #dunes #Martian #rock #rover #PerseveranceRover #NeretvaVallis #image #Astrodon #Space #science #STEM

pomarede, 21 days ago to Kurzgesagt

Craving for rocks with peculiar shapes? Mars will not disappoint.

Shot yesterday by the Curiosity rover

May 17, 2024 - Sol 4187
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4187 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #Martian #rock #rocks #photography #science #STEM #Astrodon

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pomarede, 21 days ago to Kurzgesagt

The Martian Art of sculpting and polishing a rock

Captured yesterday by the Curiosity rover.

May 17, 2024 - Sol 4187
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4187 #Art #Sculpture #sand #nature #artist #rover #CuriosityRover #space #Martian #rock #rocks #photography #science #STEM #engineering #Astrodon

pomarede, 22 days ago to Kurzgesagt

A most fascinating sight. Captured yesterday by the ChemCam instrument onboard the Martian rover Curiosity, May 16, 2024 (Sol 4186).

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4186 #ChemCam #rover #CuriosityRover #science #STEM

pomarede, 23 days ago to space

How amazing is that? A Martian Dust Devil captured in Stereo3D by the Opportunity Rover, March 31, 2016 (Sol 4332)

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye

Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Opportunity #Mars #DustDevil #Sol4332 #rover #OpportunityRover #MERB #space #KnudsenRidge #MarathonValley #MeridianiPlanum #Martian #dust #devil #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #steoroscopic #photography #blackandwhite #Astrodon

pomarede, 25 days ago to Kurzgesagt

Wow 300 images captured by Curiosity to build a panoramic survey at her Sol 4175 location, ten days ago. This video show them at a rate of 10/second. It took about 50 minutes for the rover to complete this scan with her left mast camera.

Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4175 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #Martian #landscape #panorama #photography #science #STEM #engineering

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pomarede, 26 days ago to Kurzgesagt

Martian Memories

a Stereo3D view of Marker Band Valley, captured by Curiosity, 29-03-2023 (Sol 3783). Deepdale Hill at center, Gale Crater rim in the distance.

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #Sol3783 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy #Martian #landscape #MarkerBandValley #valley #DeepDaleHill #hill #science #STEM #engineering #Astrodon #GaleCrater #crater

pomarede, 1 month ago to Kurzgesagt

Check out this stereoscopic pair of images captured today by the Curiosity rover. There is so much structure in this bedrock!

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye

May 8, 2024 - Sol 4178
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #Sol4178 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #astrodon #3D #Stereo3D #science #rocks #bedrock