Esa has released a short image sequence taken by the camera on the Japanese module.
Fernando

"BepiColombo's last close-up of Earth during flyby" http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2...th_during_flyby

Update to sol 2700.
This update includes the location data from PDS Release 23:
- Path data for sols 0-2604 has been reviewed and updated
- Analyst's Notebook data for sols 1-2579 was included
Fernando

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_2700_2020MAR30.kmz ( 776.81K ) Number of downloads: 231

Despite the restrictions due to the current coronavirus crisis, ESA is preparing for the April 10's BepiColombo Earth flyby.
Celestial mechanics is, of course, immune to the virus and we are already within the critical two weeks before the flyby.
Here is an ESA article on this subject: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Spa...onavirus_crisis

Fernando

Update to sol 2695. Curiosity has made it to the top of the slope. Well done!
Crossing the Greenheugh pediment will not be easy, judging from the orbital pictures, but the drivers are "out of this world".
Fernando
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This is such a high quality thread! My thanks and congratulations to all the posters!
Once Curiosity climbs onto the Greenheugh Pediment will it be time for a new thread?
Fernando

Update to sol 2691. Curiosity seems ready to "assault" the Greenheugh Pediment!
Fernando
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Phil,
Much appreciated. I am happy the route map is useful. To create it I benefit from your work as well.
I am all for collaboration, the whole can be greater than the sum of the parts.
Fernando

Update to sol 2661. Curiosity is now very close to Greenheugh Pediment.
Fernando

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Update to sol 2654.
Fernando
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A recently published ESA article on the cause of the Huygens landing rotation: Huygens landing spin mystery solved
Fernando

Update to sol 2644. Curiosity has rolled alongside the trough, inspecting it.
Fernando
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Congratulations Rob, well done! This is a really nice way to "transport" us there, and it realy is fast!
Thank you for sharing it.

Fernando

Update to sol 2618. As noted in the Mission Update for Sols 2620-2630 Curiosity will be busy at this location for the remainder of 2019, so time for me to take a break.
Season's Greetings and see you all next year.
Fernando

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Wow Jake! That is really nice.
Welcome!

Fernando

Update to sol 2613, around and up the hill (er.. Butte) she goes!
This update includes the location data from PDS Release 22:
- Path data for sols 0-2555 has been reviewed and updated
- Analyst's Notebook data for sols 1-2482 was included
Fernando

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Update to sol 2606, including names from Phil's latest map - Thanks!
Fernando
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Update to sol 2594. It is sol 2600 but Curiosity hasn't moved since then. A huge panorama is in the making ...
Fernando
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Update to sol 2593. I measure (using GE ruler) under 42m. Getting closer to West Butte.
Fernando
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Update to sol 2586.
Fernando
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An interesting ESA article with some details about Bepi Colombo's thermal environment and challenges:
"How we heat-proofed ESA's Mercury mission"

Fernando

Thanks Phil!
Here is an update to sol 2577, including names from Phil's maps and a few from a presentation by Dr. Vasavada.
I have fixed as best as possible the problem of the broken URL to JPL's raw images: The URL is now correct and no longer fails. The pages do open in the GE application. However, the pages are not fully displayed, notably the images are not shown, and there is nothing I can do about it. The JPL pages possibly are - my guess - using some code which is unsupported by GE. However, there is a button on the GE browser window's top right which is labelled "Open in [your favourite browser]". Click it and the correct page is opened. Thus it is still possible to get to each sol's images from GE. I do not like the solution but I think that it is the only one.
Enjoy
Fernando

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An update on the progress of the ExoMars parachute can be found at

http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Hum...achute_progress

The article also includes an update on the overall mission progress.
Fernando

And, as a consequence, on "The Martian Way" kml file the link to the images page in every sol description table has become broken. I'm looking into it and hopefully will fix it.
Fernando

And the ground impact marks of the two large (75kg) masses were imaged ... The masses were ejected before EDL and were used as balance masses during the cruise phase. The image's description is quite interesting, including the cruise stage related information.
There were other six smaller (25kg) masses ejected at much lower altitude, during EDL, whose impacts were also imaged. These were used to offset the centre of gravity during descent.
See also https://static.uahirise.org/images/2012/det...BM-2H-scale.jpg
and Possible Impacts from MSL Hardware including the related closeup image

Fernando

Update to sol 2498 - still at the sol 2481 location but including the new PDS data - because I'll be away for several weeks.
This update includes the location data from PDS Release 21:
- Path data for sols 0-2429 has been reviewed and updated
- Analyst's Notebook data for sols 1-2358 was included
Fernando

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_2481_2019AUG16.kmz ( 747.31K ) Number of downloads: 392