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Posted by: Phil Stooke Feb 16 2022, 09:40 PM

I am starting a new thread for the exploration of the Pediment - we should see a climb onto its surface very soon. It's a rough surface so progress may be slow.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 17 2022, 12:52 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3387.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Feb 17 2022, 06:32 PM

And here we are on top of the Pediment! (EDIT: spoke too soon, we are still in the ramp leading up to it, but well on the way). A tricky panorama - I adjusted it a bit here and there - and made a circular version. Thanks, Jan.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 19 2022, 06:07 PM

The NAVcam R view on Sol 3390.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Feb 19 2022, 11:13 PM

Onwards and upwards! Jan's panorama for sol 3390 in circular form. We can see out over the pediment surface now.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Feb 20 2022, 03:22 AM

Sol 3390 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Saturns Moon Titan Feb 20 2022, 10:08 AM

WOW if i'm not mistaken that's the pediment, right? That broad, light-toned expanse with undulations that look like the same texture as seen from orbital imagery. It seems the pediment surface is fairly cobble & sediment-free which could make for easy driving (unlike the foreground!). The central ridge which runs down the middle and dominates the horizon in front of the rover seems to have several bedding layers. I'm somewhat surprised that the dip of those beds does not seem to gently slope downhill like the pediment does but rather appears horizontal. If these represent palaeo-surfaces then perhaps this suggests an age difference between the ridge and the pediment...

Posted by: charborob Feb 21 2022, 01:11 AM

Sol 3388 Lmastcam (upper part of the panorama only):

Posted by: charborob Feb 21 2022, 09:25 PM

Sol 3392 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 22 2022, 07:17 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3388.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 22 2022, 01:48 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3393.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Feb 22 2022, 08:42 PM

Contemplating climbing the sandy slope? Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 23 2022, 06:25 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3393.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 24 2022, 01:49 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3395.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: fredk Feb 25 2022, 05:34 AM

Some fun geology in stereo on sol 3396. Anaglyph:

and cross-eyed:

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 25 2022, 10:18 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3395.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Feb 25 2022, 06:49 PM

Wow, look at this freaky little object!

Phil

PS - only later did I notice that Fredk had posted about this earlier, but he had the misfortune of being stuck on the previous page so I didn't see it at the time.

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 25 2022, 07:53 PM

and here in stereo.

MAHLI Sol 3396

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 25 2022, 08:04 PM

and a bigger one Sol 3397.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: nprev Feb 25 2022, 09:02 PM

Amazing. Shooting from the hip, this would appear at first glance to be some sort of evaporite structure like barite 'roses' in terrestrial deserts. Maybe gypsum?

Posted by: jvandriel Feb 25 2022, 09:21 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3397.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Brian Swift Feb 26 2022, 07:28 AM

There's a cool 3D reconstruction at https://twitter.com/stim3on/status/1497336806991437826?s=20&t=8Gpk76zVvgaCYnqCQRhXxw

Posted by: charborob Feb 28 2022, 11:49 AM

Sol 3398 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 1 2022, 05:10 AM

Here is Jan's sol 3397 panorama in circular form. I hope they can get through that place.

Phil

Posted by: Bill Harris Mar 1 2022, 01:26 PM

How wonderful is this? It appears to be a "desert rose", likely a twinned crystal of gypsum (calcium sulfate) grown within a sandy sediment and incorporating some of the sand grains in it's structure. Common in the desert where there are saturated, liberalized waters percolating in porous, Sandy sediments. Note the "surface" it is on is actually a flat plane cutting across many fine layers. Aeolian erosion in action!
These features speak volumes about the processes involved here.

--Bill

Posted by: Bill Harris Mar 1 2022, 06:23 PM

Where do we suppose the desert rose is located on this Pan?

--Bill

Posted by: fredk Mar 1 2022, 08:42 PM

The "rose" was near the 3393 location, so not very visible in the 3397 view.

You can see "roses" in this 3393 ML:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03393/mcam/3393ML1015160661305116C00_DXXX.jpg
http://lcdm.ca/msl/3393/3393ML1015160661305116C00_DXXX_deBayer.jpg

and some context in this hazcam view:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/03393/opgs/edr/fcam/FLB_698700016EDR_F0932164FHAZ00302M_.JPG

Posted by: Bill Harris Mar 2 2022, 02:16 AM

Good. These views, plus the 3393 panorama, give a context of this lithology. I see some fracture fills, which suggests saturated groundwaters.

--Bill

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 2 2022, 10:38 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3401.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 2 2022, 05:28 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3401.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 3 2022, 02:53 AM

Here is Jan's sol 3401 panorama in circular form. Looks tricky here - I hope there's a way through.

Phil

Posted by: HSchirmer Mar 3 2022, 04:03 PM

Does the site have a name? "Ahviamusicom" comes to mind...
Guitarist- Eric Johnson, Albumn-Ah Via Musicom, Track #3-Desert Rose

Posted by: PaulH51 Mar 3 2022, 09:04 PM

The target is referred to as 'Blackthorn Salt' in the mission update

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 4 2022, 09:12 AM

Sol 3401 NR B

A Dust Devil seen by the Navcam R camera ?

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 4 2022, 10:18 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3403.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Deimos Mar 4 2022, 02:43 PM

The broadly arcing feature is the shadow of the circular baffle (or sunshade) falling on the slightly dusty window in front of the optics.

Posted by: charborob Mar 4 2022, 07:30 PM

Sol 3401 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 7 2022, 04:00 AM

Jan's sol 3403 panorama in circular form. A dweller on the threshold.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 7 2022, 08:52 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3406.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 9 2022, 07:37 AM

Here is Jan's panorama in circular form. Look out wheels, here we go!

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 9 2022, 12:08 PM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3403.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 9 2022, 12:36 PM

and the Mastcam R view on Sol 3403-3405.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: PaulH51 Mar 9 2022, 12:48 PM

Anyone care to identify any those distant Buttes?

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 11 2022, 08:52 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3403.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Mar 11 2022, 02:21 PM

Sol 3409 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 11 2022, 08:39 PM

Paul: "Anyone care to identify any those distant Buttes?"

Me: "OK"

This is the view of the buttes with a vertical stretch:

And a few features compared with a CTX basemap:



C is the Murray Buttes. VRR is the Vera Rubin Ridge.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Mar 11 2022, 09:06 PM

Many thanks Phil

Posted by: fredk Mar 11 2022, 09:59 PM

Yeah, thanks Phil. I was curious where we climbed up onto the pediment around sol 2700. Your identifications helped me find the spot, with Western Butte easily visible in this MR view:

We climbed up somewhere just to the lower left of Western Butte in that view.

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 13 2022, 12:07 PM

Navcam R view on Sol 3410.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Floyd Mar 13 2022, 03:57 PM

What a interesting image Jan. The ripples in the dust, the sculpting of exposed rock and the trail of berries.
Everyone, be sure to zoom in to see the crazy details.

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 15 2022, 11:56 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3413.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: nogal Mar 16 2022, 08:09 PM

A martian Excalibur?

Fernando

EDIT: Thanks Fredk (sigh!) Nothing like 3D vision!
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Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Posted by: fredk Mar 16 2022, 08:56 PM

In stereo. Anaglyph:

and cross-eyed:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 16 2022, 10:35 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3413 in circular form:

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 18 2022, 08:23 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3415.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Mar 18 2022, 01:13 PM

Sol 3413 Lmastcam:

Posted by: charborob Mar 20 2022, 12:57 AM

Sol 3415 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Ant103 Mar 20 2022, 11:38 AM

Sol 3403 Mastcam34 panoramic

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2022.php#3

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 20 2022, 08:59 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3417.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 20 2022, 11:13 PM

Jan's panorama from sol 3415 in circular form. Thanks, Jan!

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 21 2022, 02:04 AM

And the same for sol 3417.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 22 2022, 12:50 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3420.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Mar 22 2022, 05:12 PM

Sol 3420 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 22 2022, 09:09 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3420 in circular form. The washboard pattern shows up clearly.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Mar 26 2022, 05:48 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3424.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Mar 27 2022, 07:10 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3424 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 2 2022, 01:12 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3423.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 6 2022, 11:30 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3435.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 7 2022, 03:00 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3435 in circular form. Very rough country here.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 7 2022, 03:09 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3436.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 7 2022, 05:52 PM

A circular view of Jan's panorama for sol 3436. The old tracks are visible at lower right.

Phil

Posted by: Marz Apr 7 2022, 10:51 PM

MSL will backtrack down to find an alternate route to avoid ventifacts: "Over the next couple weeks, Curiosity will climb down from the pediment to a place it had previously been exploring: a transition zone between a clay-rich area and one with larger amounts of salt minerals called sulfates."

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-curiosity-mars-rover-reroutes-away-from-gator-back-rocks

Posted by: charborob Apr 9 2022, 02:37 PM

Sol 3437 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 11 2022, 09:55 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3440.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Apr 12 2022, 01:05 PM

Sol 3440 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 15 2022, 03:21 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3444.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 15 2022, 09:49 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3440 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 16 2022, 06:51 AM

And - catching up - sol 3444.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Apr 18 2022, 08:21 AM

Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place?

Or just need a bit of creative and careful driving?

MAHLI images from Sol 3447

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 18 2022, 11:15 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3447.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 20 2022, 03:04 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3449.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 20 2022, 06:12 PM

Jan's last two panoramas in circular form. We have left that narrow valley leading up to the pediment. Presumably we will move south and try again.

sol 3447:

sol 3449:



Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 25 2022, 01:03 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3454.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Apr 27 2022, 02:27 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229207
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Apr 27 2022, 08:03 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229212
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Apr 27 2022, 02:10 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229215
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 28 2022, 06:09 AM

This is Jan's panorama for sol 3454 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 28 2022, 02:27 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3456.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Apr 29 2022, 01:50 AM

Sol 3456 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 29 2022, 03:55 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3456 in circular form. Nogal's map shows the ridge we are sitting on. There is a lot of topographic distortion in this.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Apr 29 2022, 04:41 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229234
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke Apr 30 2022, 06:08 AM

Quick comment about threads... we are off the Pediment now but I expect we will be back on it later (perhaps at its very southern end), so it probably makes sense to continue this thread.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Apr 30 2022, 04:44 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229248
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Apr 30 2022, 08:51 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3458.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 1 2022, 12:53 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229253
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 1 2022, 10:16 PM

Neville - fantastic mosaics! Those hills are amazing. Thanks.

Here is Jan's latest panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: neo56 May 2 2022, 07:20 PM

A beautiful three tones rock, 10cm large, imaged by MAHLI on sol 3459 at 15:08 LMST.

https://flic.kr/p/2ni1eBY

Posted by: neville thompson May 2 2022, 08:36 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229264
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 3 2022, 12:15 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229266
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel May 3 2022, 12:46 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3461.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel May 4 2022, 08:12 PM

Navcam R view on Sol 3462.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 5 2022, 02:06 AM

Jan's latest two panoramas in circular form:

3461:

3462:



Phil

Posted by: StargazeInWonder May 5 2022, 03:30 AM

These images are mind-blowing. I feel like I'm going to wake up tomorrow and this will have been a dream. Those are some wild, delicate formations.

Posted by: stevelu May 5 2022, 07:54 AM

There's a lot of competition, but to me this specific area, past Gordon Notch, has been the most compelling Martian landscape since the classic Oppy days.

I'm excited that we're getting a second visit, and really excited for the science team!

Sol 3462 R Mastcam

Posted by: jvandriel May 5 2022, 11:14 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3463.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel May 5 2022, 11:52 AM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3462.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 6 2022, 01:47 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229289
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 6 2022, 02:45 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229290
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Floyd May 6 2022, 08:28 PM

Neville I really enjoy looking at the amazing details of your assembled images. Thanks!!

Posted by: jvandriel May 7 2022, 11:04 AM

Navcam R view on Sol 3465.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Julius May 7 2022, 02:15 PM

what are those blueberry like structures? Do we know their chemical make up?

Posted by: jvandriel May 8 2022, 11:16 AM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3462.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel May 8 2022, 11:40 AM

The Sol 3463 drive seen by the Front R Hazcam.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 9 2022, 06:54 PM

This is the sol 3463 panorama from Jan in circular format.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 9 2022, 07:23 PM

And the same for sol 3465. Climbing the slope!

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel May 9 2022, 08:14 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3467.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 9 2022, 10:32 PM

Thanks, Jan - here it is in circular form. The high relief here and my attempts to minimize the distortions it produces make the hilltops flatter than they really are. It's really the central region that is most useful here - that can be seen as a rough map (except that I am not using a topo map to remove distortions).

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson May 10 2022, 11:48 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229311
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel May 11 2022, 12:56 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3469.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 11 2022, 05:21 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229317
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 12 2022, 03:23 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229328
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 12 2022, 10:04 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229335
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 13 2022, 12:32 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3469 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson May 13 2022, 09:14 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229345
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel May 14 2022, 11:10 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3472.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel May 15 2022, 01:20 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3466.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 15 2022, 06:16 PM

Jan's sol 3472 panorama in circular form If you compare this with Nogal's map or the JPL map some features can be located easily. The large distant rock at the 5 o'clock position (azimuth 150 from the top) is visible in HiRISE. The hilltop with the dark blocks is due south.

Phil

Posted by: charborob May 16 2022, 02:19 PM

Sol 3471 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel May 16 2022, 08:09 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3474.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob May 17 2022, 01:13 AM

Sol 3473 Rmastcam:

Posted by: StargazeInWonder May 17 2022, 03:52 AM

Beautiful work.

If I've ever seen a place where one should not walk around barefoot, this is it.

Posted by: MahFL May 17 2022, 04:44 AM

I was under the impression these rocks are very fragile, your feet would crush them.

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 17 2022, 06:25 AM

Yes, but it would get rid of all that rough skin.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson May 17 2022, 05:38 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229367
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob May 17 2022, 06:07 PM

Sol 3472 Rmastcam:

Posted by: neville thompson May 18 2022, 12:06 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229371
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: MichaelJWP May 18 2022, 11:47 PM

I wondered that, is there any evidence on the strength of these seemingly delicate structures? If I was on the surface could I break those fronds with my hands easily?
A serious question as they must monitor how the rocks behave as the rovers drive over them perhaps?

Posted by: jvandriel May 19 2022, 01:41 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3476.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 19 2022, 09:46 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229380
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 20 2022, 12:23 AM

"I wondered that, is there any evidence on the strength of these seemingly delicate structures? If I was on the surface could I break those fronds with my hands easily?
A serious question as they must monitor how the rocks behave as the rovers drive over them perhaps?"

They often look at crushed rocks and must have a pretty good idea how strong they are. Since these are all sedimentary rocks they will have very little tensile strength and would not stand up to much force applied across such thin wafer-like sheets.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel May 20 2022, 09:46 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3466.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: StargazeInWonder May 20 2022, 04:54 PM

I guess the maximum extension of cantilevered projections would place a bound on the material strength. Given the 0.38G local gravity, nothing seems to be sticking out very far. Maybe these rocks have strength comparable to the glass in light bulbs?

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 20 2022, 11:52 PM

Jan's sol 3474 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: charborob May 21 2022, 01:08 AM

Sol 3476 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 21 2022, 04:35 AM

Jan's sol 3476 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: charborob May 22 2022, 06:15 PM

Sol 3478 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel May 23 2022, 02:32 PM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3473.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 23 2022, 07:03 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229411
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob May 23 2022, 08:27 PM

Another view on sol 3480:

Posted by: neville thompson May 26 2022, 07:38 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229432
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 26 2022, 08:29 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229435
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson May 26 2022, 10:24 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229439
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob May 27 2022, 01:17 PM

Sol 3483 Rmastcam:

Posted by: neville thompson May 27 2022, 07:34 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229442
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: fredk May 27 2022, 11:32 PM

Nice work, Neville! I'm curious - what do you do for deBayering the MSL mastcam jpegs?

Posted by: neville thompson May 28 2022, 01:04 AM

I used to use ImageJ then I started to use PIPP - once they are deBayerd then i get rid of any camera defects (marks) then i put them through DXO PhotoLab to enhance details - stitch with PTGui - once stitched use Luminar plugin in photoshop to enhance tones

yes a lot of work but i love doing it

Posted by: neville thompson May 28 2022, 01:05 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229447
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke May 28 2022, 06:45 AM

"a lot of work but i love doing it "

Excellent results, Neville. Thanks for contributing them.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson May 28 2022, 03:39 PM

Thanks phil

Posted by: neville thompson May 28 2022, 08:27 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229454
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel May 28 2022, 09:12 PM

The MASTcam L view on Sol 3485.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson May 28 2022, 10:09 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229460
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: fredk May 29 2022, 05:02 PM

Fun results of weathering from sol 3474. Anaglyph:

Cross-eyed:

I can't imagine it would take much force to snap those fingers off...

Posted by: neville thompson May 29 2022, 08:19 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229470
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: serpens May 29 2022, 11:48 PM

You do some beautiful work Neville.

Posted by: neville thompson May 30 2022, 12:24 AM

thanks serpens

Posted by: neville thompson May 30 2022, 02:32 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229480
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel May 30 2022, 05:25 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3474.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 May 30 2022, 08:43 PM

Part of the MastCam Left mosaic taken on sol 3481 at 8:05 LMST.

https://flic.kr/p/2noSepR

Posted by: neville thompson May 31 2022, 04:17 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229485
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jun 2 2022, 10:41 AM

Sol 3489 Rmastcam:

Posted by: HSchirmer Jun 2 2022, 12:48 PM

I'll guess that this image is going to be part of every collegiate Geology 2xx course starting in fall-2022?

Is there a way of packaging / compiling these images for Geology 1xx, 2xx, 3xx college courses?
Not QUITE crowdsourcing, but thousands of collegiate geology classes means tens of thousands of potential geologists looking at this and thinking a) wow, b) what if this shows...

Posted by: fredk Jun 3 2022, 02:58 PM

Continuing damage on the left-centre (I believe) wheel on 3492:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03492/mhli/3492MH0007700011203559E01_DXXX.jpg
Now 3 grousers broken and more missing skin - the last images I could find had 2 broken, from 3303:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03303/mhli/3303MH0003900011104003C00_DXXX.jpg

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 4 2022, 12:51 PM

Using Fredk's Bayer reconstructed images, here's my roughly assembled mosaic of the sol 3492 RA workspace (MS-ICE.)
The added scalebar is appicable to the ground, adjustments should be used if you use it for scaling the lovely weathered outcrop.

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 4 2022, 10:14 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3481.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 5 2022, 02:12 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229514
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 5 2022, 09:58 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229517
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 6 2022, 10:04 PM

This is a circular view of a JPL panorama for sol 3489.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 7 2022, 07:03 AM

And the same for sol 3492.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 7 2022, 11:31 PM

This is Jan's Mastcam panorama from sol 3481 in circular form. My other circular views are made with afternoon Navcam images. This view was taken in the morning of sol 3481 while still at the 3478 location. Remember - my projection exaggerates horizon relief. In flat areas that is an advantage. Here, not so much.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 8 2022, 08:49 PM

Another circular panorama from a JPL-supplied cylindrical panorama. This one was good but often they are made difficult to work with by visible seams in the mosaic. This is sol 3495.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jun 10 2022, 03:14 AM

Sol 3494 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 10 2022, 06:05 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3483.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 11 2022, 01:12 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229627
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 11 2022, 09:27 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229631
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 13 2022, 09:36 AM

Images from MSL have dried up in recent sols. Has there been any official word on what's going on?

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 14 2022, 09:35 PM

I have not seen anything. Meanwhile, here is Jan's sol 3483 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: Lewis007 Jun 15 2022, 03:46 AM

An explanation is given in the latest Curiosity mission update, titled: Sols 3503-3504: And We're Back: The Sol 3496 ... plan did not execute due to an issue onboard the rover that took a few days to investigate. Today, we were back to normal operations, and we were able to accomplish everything that was in the Sol 3496 plan.

Posted by: vikingmars Jun 15 2022, 05:38 AM

My vision of Sol 3481 picture (reduced to 40% of its original size to fit in the Forum).
The whole panorama was built for my archives, but only the most scenic part of it is shown here, because the rover was not imaged entirely by the MastCam to fill the huge gap in its lower part (as they do usually).
Enjoy

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 15 2022, 01:52 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3485.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 15 2022, 02:12 PM

Mastcam R view on Sol 3483.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: fredk Jun 15 2022, 08:54 PM

A dump of some of the missing nav/hazcam images has just appeared - someone probably had to give the pipeline a kick.

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 16 2022, 02:34 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3489.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 16 2022, 04:30 PM

Here is Jan's sol 3485 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 16 2022, 04:39 PM

and the view on Sol 3492.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 16 2022, 06:06 PM

and the third today.

Sol 3495

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jun 17 2022, 10:53 PM

Sol 3504 Lmastcam:

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 18 2022, 11:08 AM

The rover's workspace on sol 3504, roughly assembled in MS-ICE and processed in PhotoScape (L-MastCam)

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 18 2022, 11:16 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3506.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 20 2022, 09:37 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3504.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 20 2022, 10:05 AM

The rover's workspace on sol 3506, roughly assembled in MS-ICE and processed in PhotoScape (L-MastCam)

Posted by: charborob Jun 20 2022, 02:17 PM

Sol 3507 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 21 2022, 04:00 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3509.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 21 2022, 06:28 PM

Sol 3509, Jan's latest panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jun 22 2022, 02:16 AM

Here is the circular view from the drive before last, sol 3506, courtesy of Jan.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 22 2022, 05:29 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229748
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

GigaMacro
https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/OM9D4UiU62Bpuhii?x1=32530.50&y1=-9385.00&res1=33.89&rot1=0.00

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 22 2022, 08:49 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3509.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 23 2022, 05:21 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229755
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 23 2022, 09:31 AM

Partial view of the complete Sol 3509 Mast L Panorama.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: JTN Jun 23 2022, 10:11 AM

A news article from yesterday has some more detail on an issue that happened in the relevant timeframe: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-curiosity-captures-stunning-views-of-a-changing-mars-landscape

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 24 2022, 09:29 AM

Sol 3512 FrontHazcam drilling.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 24 2022, 02:58 PM

Been a while since we saw one of these in Gale

Sol 3512: Left Navigation Camera

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 25 2022, 10:59 AM

Navcam R view on Sol 3512.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: PaulH51 Jun 26 2022, 09:26 AM

Looks like a good drill sample portion characterization (sample drop)

Hopefully a good sign for a viable amount of sample in the drill sleeve for testing in SAM and CheMin

Raw L-MastCam from sol 3513

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 26 2022, 11:55 AM

Sol 3513

Panorama Drilled Hole.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 27 2022, 07:18 AM

Navcam L view on Sol 3515.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 27 2022, 01:36 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229778
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jun 27 2022, 02:07 PM

Sol 3514 Rmastcam:

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 27 2022, 05:54 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229785
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jun 27 2022, 07:53 PM

Sol 3514 Rmastcam:

Posted by: charborob Jun 27 2022, 09:37 PM

Sol 3514 LMastcam:

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 27 2022, 11:10 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229793
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: serpens Jun 28 2022, 07:42 AM

Mars' low gravity and benign environment provides some stunning 'levitating' effects with preferential erosion of what appears to be fragile, sedimentary rock.

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 29 2022, 08:45 AM

The Navcam L view on Sol 3514.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 29 2022, 07:45 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229823
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jun 30 2022, 12:55 PM

Mastcam R view on Sol 3517.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 30 2022, 05:24 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229848
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jun 30 2022, 07:08 PM

Sol 3518 RMI:

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 30 2022, 07:10 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229850
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jun 30 2022, 11:51 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229851
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 1 2022, 03:54 AM

finding the pieces to fit for the bigger picture

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 1 2022, 07:52 AM

Sol 3519 NL B3 image gif.

What is this?

Jan van Driel

Posted by: serpens Jul 1 2022, 11:54 AM

Yet another cosmic ray hit.

Posted by: fredk Jul 1 2022, 02:53 PM

Yeah, and dark because the cosmic ray appeared in a dark frame which was subtracted from the image, I expect.

Posted by: atomoid Jul 1 2022, 11:37 PM

Right, all these 'impossible' erosion relics are quite entertaining indeed.
Here's a crosseye/anaglyph that structure from https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03514/mcam/3514MR1022650221204535C00_DXXX.jpg (with thanks to Fredk's debayered http://lcdm.ca/msl/)

Posted by: charborob Jul 2 2022, 01:10 AM

Here's another one:

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 2 2022, 08:22 AM

the side view of Mirador

Posted by: HSchirmer Jul 2 2022, 10:12 AM

Wow- wonder if that can be used to constrain the power law of Mars-quakes, sorta like "the balancing rocks" were used for US nuclear rod storage as 'proof' that the areas hadn't experienced any major seismic activity for eons...

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 2 2022, 01:01 PM

serpens, fredK,Neville Thompson.

thanks for the answer.

serpens,
I am not an cosmic ray expert but now I understand the image.

FredK,
here is that image, original from the JPL website.

I did not edit the image. No Photoshop and no substraction.

Neville Thompson
click on the image in Post # 232 and you will see what I mean.

Jan.

Posted by: Deimos Jul 2 2022, 02:41 PM

The dark-subtraction fredk mentioned was done on the rover. Many images are taken with a positive (non-zero exposure time) image followed by a 'shutter' or 'frame-transfer' image (0-sec exposure time). The latter is subtracted on board, and the result is the downlinked product (after compression and such). That compensates for some repeatable artifacts in short-exposure images. While in the read-out register, the images each spend a few seconds where CRs can get them, but photons cannot. So, short exposure images are as likely to have a negative CR (like this) as a positive one.

Fun fact: the CR likely came from above, of course. That is in the sensor plane, not the image. So the lower part is where it hit. That is not why it has a pointy end. The CR had a glancing incidence along the detector, making it long--it physically traveled through those pixels. The pointy side is on the read-out side of the substrate; the diffuse side is away from that. It is diffuse in appearance because the electrons dislodged by the high-energy proton or muon diffused toward the readout gate.

Posted by: StargazeInWonder Jul 3 2022, 01:07 AM

I wonder if there's any published analysis of this, but it seems like a cosmic ray hit on the martian surface has a decent chance of coming from less vertical angles, too. The surface of Mars has lower pressure than the altitudes on Earth where cosmic rays typically hit atmospheric molecules, so a lateral (or diagonal) path into Mars's atmosphere might make it a long way before finally hitting a molecule. And, of course, there is much more angular area to the sides than strictly from overhead.

Posted by: serpens Jul 3 2022, 04:59 AM

The geometry of impact depends on a few variables. The origin of the cosmic ray (the sun, our galaxy or extragalactic) meaning it can come from any direction, and the orientation of the sensor to the path of the ray. An encounter at a low angle of incidence will show as a spot on an image while the higher the angle of incidence the greater the probability of a streak.

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 3 2022, 02:07 PM

Deimos, StargazeinWonder and Serpens

thanks for your answer.

It is now clear to me.

Jan

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 3 2022, 04:59 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229872
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 3 2022, 09:05 PM

Chemcam view on Sol 3521

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 3 2022, 11:30 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229875
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 4 2022, 01:06 PM

Sol 3520 Lmastcam:

Posted by: neo56 Jul 4 2022, 02:25 PM

My take on the Mastcam Right mosaic of Kukenán hill taken on sol 3520. I estimate its height to ~125 m.

https://flic.kr/p/2nw8wGU

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 5 2022, 06:30 AM

Navcam R view on Sol 3522.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 5 2022, 01:59 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229884
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neo56 Jul 5 2022, 03:42 PM

Mosaic of pictures taken with Mastcam Right on sols 3514 and 3520.

https://flic.kr/p/2nwpFiG

http://gigapan.com/gigapans/229886

Posted by: atomoid Jul 6 2022, 02:14 AM

interesting point about using balancing rocks to confirm geological stability..
I've always had problems with anaglyph, or maybe its the cheap magazine glasses im using for the last couple decades, anyways here's that balancer from http://lcdm.ca/msl/3518/3518MR1022890571104776C00_DXXX_deBayer.jpg in crossseye..

Posted by: HSchirmer Jul 6 2022, 04:57 PM

Oh yes, 'cross eye stereo' - my does that bring back memories. (My background was a BA heavy in physics, organic chem, and physical chemistry, then graduate studies in biochemistry & molecular biology.) I USED to be really, really good at being able to pick up journals or PNAS which always had cross-eyed images. Always seems a bit harder on a computer screen with a larger actual/arc-radial distance between images.

BUT there's always the "3-stooges- Curly" option where you create a divider with your hand-

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 6 2022, 07:08 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229908
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neo56 Jul 6 2022, 08:20 PM

Mosaic of 49 pictures taken on sols 3507, 3514 and 3520. Artifacts corrected, colors adjusted to calibrated products and sky extended.
That's quite a scenic view!

https://flic.kr/p/2nwC13s

Posted by: neo56 Jul 8 2022, 08:46 PM

Sunrise on Kunekán hill, sol 3522, 7:16 LMST. A lovely view!

https://flic.kr/p/2nwZVBu

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 10 2022, 08:50 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229943
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 11 2022, 10:47 AM

Sol 3528 Rmastcam:

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 12 2022, 11:39 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229957
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 14 2022, 01:49 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3531.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jul 14 2022, 03:19 PM

Sol 3531 Navcam anaglyph and cross-eyed:

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 14 2022, 05:43 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229203
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 15 2022, 02:08 AM

Sol 3531 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 15 2022, 03:01 AM

Jan's sol 3531 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 15 2022, 02:28 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3533.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jul 15 2022, 07:50 PM

Sol 3532 RMI:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 15 2022, 07:53 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3533 in circular form. That's a nice-looking rock!

Phil

Posted by: scalbers Jul 15 2022, 09:34 PM

Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Rock_%28Utah%29#/media/File:Church_Rock_Utah_1.jpg in Utah.

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 17 2022, 06:55 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229989
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 17 2022, 08:26 PM

Sol 3532 Rmastcam:

Posted by: PaulH51 Jul 17 2022, 10:46 PM

Large boulder the size of a small boulder

Sol 3534 Bayer reconstructed R-MastCam mosaic

credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk.

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 19 2022, 01:11 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3536.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 19 2022, 08:08 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230023
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 20 2022, 06:32 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/230028
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 20 2022, 08:09 PM

The Navcam R view om Sol 3537.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 21 2022, 03:36 AM

Here is the sol 3536 panorama from Jan in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 21 2022, 06:44 AM

And another, one sol later after a short drive to the southeast.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 21 2022, 03:31 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230030
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 21 2022, 06:32 PM

Sol 3537 RMastcam:

Another view on sol 3537 (Rmastcam):

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 21 2022, 10:55 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230033
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 22 2022, 12:14 AM

Sol 3539 RMI:

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 22 2022, 07:24 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3536.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 23 2022, 12:28 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230043
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 23 2022, 01:51 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3540.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jul 23 2022, 03:09 PM

Neville, these are sol 3537 images.

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 24 2022, 10:32 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/230051
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 24 2022, 03:44 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/230053
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 24 2022, 06:14 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/230054
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES/IRAP/NeV-T

Posted by: charborob Jul 24 2022, 07:01 PM

Sol 3539 Lmastcam:

Sol 3540 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 25 2022, 06:12 PM

This is Jan's panorama for sol 3540 in circular form showing us below the rocky hillside. I expect the future path will bring us to the east around a group of ripples, then southeast over a ridge and into another valley. That will bring us close to a flat, dark layer called the Marker Bed which can be traced a long way around Mount Sharp, a long-time goal of the mission.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 25 2022, 09:13 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230061
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 26 2022, 09:58 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3543.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 26 2022, 01:57 PM

Part of the 360 Sol 3543 panorama.

The Road ahead?

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 26 2022, 01:59 PM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230063
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 26 2022, 06:37 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3543 in circular form. On the next sol we moved north a bit.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 27 2022, 09:23 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3544.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jul 28 2022, 07:21 AM

Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: neville thompson Jul 28 2022, 09:49 AM

Gigapan - http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230073
© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/NeV-T

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 28 2022, 11:10 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3545.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jul 28 2022, 11:34 AM

Mastcam L view on Sol 3544.

Jan van Driel