MSL data in the PDS and the Analyst's Notebook, Working with the archived science & engineering data Options

[Glevesque]

Here is one more again using Phase4's plugin, comprising 3 separate sites; one on sol 595, and two on sol 603. All have been colorized using Mastcam images.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzP3Is700cY

all simply magnificent sittingduck

[sittingduck]

Another Mastcam colorized animation using Phase4's plugin, this time of Marias Pass.

Navcam images cover sols 991-995. The background panorama of Mt.Sharp is from Sol 1081, the nearest quality one I could find, edited to match the mid-ground with that of the Sol 99x areas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zW9yISB01Y...eature=youtu.be

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[PaulH51]

Another Mastcam colorized animation using Phase4's plugin, this time of Marias Pass.

Another gem Keep up the great work

[sittingduck]

I have finished another video animation of a location in Gale crater; this time Yellowknife Bay on sol 133-137.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94giGbUAsJw

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[Vanden]

Wow great !

[Sean]

This is so impressive Sittingduck, thanks for sharing! Would you consider rendering in 3D? ( SBS or OU )

I'd also love some insight into the process of mapping the Mastcam imagery to Navcam meshes...is it a case of manually assigning the Mastcam images to Navcam texture?

[sittingduck]

This is so impressive Sittingduck, thanks for sharing! Would you consider rendering in 3D? ( SBS or OU )

I'd also love some insight into the process of mapping the Mastcam imagery to Navcam meshes...is it a case of manually assigning the Mastcam images to Navcam texture?

Thanks. Yes I will try a 3D render, also stereo-anaglyph.

To get the colored terrain I first stitch together the mastcam images that coincide with a navcam mesh. Then I use photoshop to manually warp the mastcam panorama onto the navcam texture that comes along with the mesh. It is a bit tedious. Often there is no color coverage or the color pictures cover only a fraction of the entire mesh. With Yellowknife Bay, color coverage of the meshes was virtually complete.

[Sean]

Manual warping is a lot of work. I've been down that rabbit hole...but in this case the results are worth it!

[scalbers]

These are the most impressive 3D animations I've yet seen. I wonder if any associated 3D model data files might be available for VR viewing?

[scalbers]

Here is a nice interface that eyes.nasa.gov has. This might have potential to also add the ground based images (and photogrammetry) as 3D information.

http://eyes.nasa.gov/curiosity/

[mhoward]

Amazing work, sittingduck. (And thanks for the thanks.)

[Vanden]

Hello,

It's possible to create a 3d stereoscopic version ?
In full SBS (3840x1080) @ 48fps or 60fps ?

[Sean]

Here is a preview of a short film I'm putting together of Curi traversing Naukluft plateau...



...building on previous shots, this time blending a spherical 360 Mastcam photomosaic mapped to HiRISE orbital data of the equivalent terrain which enables a model of Curi to be 'driven' through the scene.

This shot uses a panorama from Sol 1282. Final version uses 4 pano's covering the 100 Sol traverse ( 1267 to 1367 )

I took liberties with the route, Curi's method of driving and most obviously the speed limit! I really wanted to see Curi move through the landscape, so this idea is more about appreciating the environment and using Curi as a contextual cue with which to view the scene afresh.

Almost every aspect of this production is subject to change and/or improvement so hopefully the finished article will feel slightly less cartoony.

[PaulH51]

Mars Science Laboratory Release 12

The NASA Planetary Data System announces the twelfth release of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, covering data acquired from Sol 1160 through Sol 1293 (November 10, 2015, to March 27, 2016).

This release consists of raw and derived data sets from the following instruments:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)
Chemistry & Micro-Imaging (ChemCam)
Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin)
Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN)
Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcam)
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)
Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)
Mast-mounted Cameras (Mastcam)
Navigation Cameras (Navcam)
Position Localization and Attitude Correction Estimate Storage (PLACES)
Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD)
Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS)
Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)
Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, Pointing C-Matrix, and Event kernels (SPICE)

To access the above data for this release:
https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_ser...-20160801.shtml

[PaulH51]

Mars Science Laboratory Release 13

The NASA Planetary Data System announces the thirteenth release of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, covering data acquired from Sol 1294 through Sol 1417 (March 27, 2016, to August 1, 2016).

This release consists of raw and derived data sets from the following instruments:
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)
Chemistry & Micro-Imaging (ChemCam)
Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin)
Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN)
Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcam)
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)
Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)
Mast-mounted Cameras (Mastcam)
Navigation Cameras (Navcam)
Position Localization and Attitude Correction Estimate Storage (PLACES)
Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD)
Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS)
Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)
Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, Pointing C-Matrix, and Event kernels (SPICE)

To access the above data for this release: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_ser...-20161205.shtml