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Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 5 2021, 06:24 AM

I am starting a new thread for the climb into the hills and valleys of the sulfate unit. I had naively anticipated knowing when a sharp compositional boundary would be crossed, but more likely it will be gradual and the crossing point arbitrary. So the odometer clicking up to 3200 seems like a reasonable place to start a new section. There will be no shortage of amazing views to greet us as we rove on, singing 'sulfates on the soles of our shoes' perhaps.

Start posting here on sol 3200!

Phil

Posted by: vikingmars Aug 5 2021, 10:24 AM

What a nice idea! Thanks a lot Phil

Posted by: Saturns Moon Titan Aug 5 2021, 12:02 PM

The rugged terrain Curiosity has reached is arguably the most spectacular landscape ever visited by a Mars rover and I cannot wait for the pictures we are going to get. It'll be a fitting place for Curiosity to spend her final years <3. Can anyone point me to a rough traverse path of where the rover will be headed over the next year or two? I hope we get to return to the pediment soon, the view from up there of the rover's 8-year journey will be amazing I'm sure.

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 5 2021, 12:15 PM

Version 10 of the 'Mount Sharp Ascent Route' (MSAR) is the latest version that I am aware of.

It was documented in an abstract from the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The abstract has several figures that show the path and describe some of the candidate science waypoints along the path.

Spoiler alert: They do plan to revisit the Pediment https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2021/pdf/1192.pdf

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 5 2021, 06:38 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3197.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Bill Harris Aug 5 2021, 06:41 PM

Likely with all the float moving downslope we won't see a sharp boundary. We can keep looking for undisturbed outcrops not at the head of talus slopes and close enough to zap with the Chemcam.
Astounding journey...

--Bill

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 8 2021, 03:37 AM

May as well kick off this thread properly with this majestic view from one of the NavCam during sol 3200

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 8 2021, 07:30 AM

Incredible! The atmosphere has really cleared up. A few months ago you could hardly see the hills.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 9 2021, 03:27 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3202.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 9 2021, 06:41 PM

Jan's panorama in circular form:

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 10 2021, 11:47 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3201.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Aug 10 2021, 11:50 AM

Sol 3202 Rmastcam:

Posted by: alan Aug 11 2021, 12:50 AM

Interesting color contrast between the cap and the lower layers.

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 11 2021, 05:10 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3203.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Saturns Moon Titan Aug 11 2021, 08:24 PM

And we have almost arrived at the pediment already! The resistant capstone at the top of the cliff in front of us is indeed the Greenheugh pediment I have overlaid the MSAR_10 route (the most recent strategic route) to show roughly where the team probably intends to ascend up onto the pediment. From the looks of the planned traverse, the rover will follow this cliff uphill, squeezing through a narrow passage and then ascending a ramp. However, before all that I expect they'll want to drill nearby to where we are now, to document the chemistry of the rocks directly underneath the pediment. Once we're ontop, the view will be very special. Looks like they plan on sending the rover towards that big ridge that runs down the middle of it - my understanding is that there's debate over whether the Greenheugh pediment represents just aeolian sandstones, basically a lateral continuation of the stimson formation (remember the buttes all those years ago?), alternatively it might be an alluvial fan. It certainly resembles a fan in shape and that big ridge running down the middle could be an inverted channel. This is why the mission geologists want to send the rover there, to check which theory's true!

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 12 2021, 04:00 AM

The sol 3203 panorama kindly provided by Jan, in circular form. A very rough landscape!

Phil

Posted by: djellison Aug 12 2021, 05:37 AM

I tried taking one of the auto-generated Navcam mosaics - turning it into philovision and then an HDR stretch to even out some of the lighting for the Sol 3204 mosaic - came out pretty well.

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 12 2021, 06:21 AM

My work here is done.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 12 2021, 11:28 AM

Here is new work Phil.

The Navcam R view on Sol 3204.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: djellison Aug 12 2021, 03:20 PM

For those wondering - rough (but not JPGd) post drive imaging mosaics get posted here - https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/mosaics/ - automagically by a downlink script that generates them after downlink. If you see multiple mosaics for a given sol, that's subsequent downlink passes sending more data to fill in more blanks. That's what I used to make that phil-o-vision from 2 posts ago

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 12 2021, 07:30 PM

Chemcam view on Sol 3204.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 13 2021, 06:29 AM

Jan's sol 3204 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 13 2021, 04:05 PM

Sol 3206 - we had a c. 5 m drive northwest (maybe for an interesting target?) - map update after Grandad duty.

Phil

Posted by: Sean Aug 13 2021, 07:35 PM

Oh to get those unstretched images as png's on the day they are downlinked... maybe as a 10 year anniversary gift?

Posted by: djellison Aug 13 2021, 08:18 PM

This late in the mission - when budgets for refactoring the website to receive them - pretty unlikely. But I'll try and ask around.

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 13 2021, 09:27 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3206.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: djellison Aug 15 2021, 05:27 AM

Sol 3206 Mastcam Drive Direction

Posted by: djellison Aug 15 2021, 05:39 AM

And post drive imaging in Phil-O-Vision

Posted by: Julius Aug 15 2021, 09:53 AM

Some Hong Kong University scientists in a recent paper have suggested that all rock layers studied by Cuuriosity so far except for the Bradbury formation seem to be wind swept deposits rather than lacustrine. Any ideas?

Posted by: HSchirmer Aug 15 2021, 11:48 AM

FYI
Intense subaerial weathering of eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars
Jiacheng Liu1,2, Joseph R. Michalski1,2, and Mei-Fu Zhou1,3
Science Advances 06 Aug 2021:Vol. 7, no. 32, eabh2687 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh2687
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/32/eabh2687.full
Figure #6 from the paper summarizes their theory

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 15 2021, 04:39 PM

Only sporadic updates from me for a few days as I am on vacation...

Phil

Posted by: neo56 Aug 16 2021, 09:19 PM

Panorama taken on sol 3206 with extended sky. The view on Greenheugh pediment is really beautiful.

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

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 17 2021, 09:29 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3209.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 17 2021, 12:37 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3209.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Aug 17 2021, 08:28 PM

Sol 3209 Lmastcam drive direction:

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 17 2021, 11:32 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3210.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: HSchirmer Aug 18 2021, 01:38 PM

Wow. That's some impressive captstone...

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 18 2021, 07:09 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3211.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 19 2021, 08:54 AM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3210.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 19 2021, 09:37 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3212.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 21 2021, 06:26 AM

Trying to catch up after a break - here are two of Jan's panoramas in circular form giving nice views of the rugged terrain as we crawl through it.

Phil

Sol 3206:

Sol 3209:

Posted by: vikingmars Aug 21 2021, 07:16 AM

WOW! Thanks a lot Phil

Posted by: neo56 Aug 21 2021, 08:38 PM

Panorama taken with NavCam Right on sol 3210, with an extra sky.
And a cropped version centered on the Sands of Forvie. What a scenic view!

https://flic.kr/p/2miqWg2

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

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 22 2021, 03:31 AM

More of Jan's panoramas in circular form. Superficially similar but they show good progress through this interesting landscape.

Phil

Sol 3210:

Sol 3211:

Sol 3212:

Posted by: charborob Aug 23 2021, 03:04 PM

Sol 3208 Lmastcam partial panorama:

Posted by: neo56 Aug 23 2021, 03:20 PM

A beautiful selfie taken on sol 3215. Curiosity is staring at the sky... looking to the Earth maybe?

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

Posted by: charborob Aug 23 2021, 04:41 PM

Sol 3212 Rmastcam:

Posted by: charborob Aug 23 2021, 04:42 PM

And the sol 3212 Lmastcam drive direction view:

Posted by: charborob Aug 24 2021, 01:44 AM

Sol 3215 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 24 2021, 05:41 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3216.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 24 2021, 06:39 AM

Jan's sol 3216 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 25 2021, 07:41 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3217.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 25 2021, 10:53 PM

Jan's latest panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 26 2021, 09:16 AM

Sol 3217: L-MastCam De-Bayered Workspace using fredk's images, assembled in MS-ICE, with added scale bar

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 26 2021, 09:51 PM

Teaser for the sol 3219 pan
Very roughly assembled in MS-ICE.
Can't wait to see what the others can make of the 360.

Posted by: Ant103 Aug 27 2021, 11:09 AM

Sol 3219 Navcam panoramic. This place is just astounding.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2021/Sol3219_pano.jpg

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 27 2021, 11:55 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3208.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 27 2021, 01:19 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3219.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 27 2021, 09:22 PM

Nice panoramas, Damia and Jan. Here is Jan's panorama in circular form. I love the bare rocky surfaces here.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 28 2021, 07:06 AM

Sol 3216 Chemcam view.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 28 2021, 12:48 PM

Sol 3219 Mastcam R.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 28 2021, 01:17 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3217.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 29 2021, 02:52 PM

Mastcam L view on Sol 3219.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 29 2021, 03:33 PM

and in Stereo.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 30 2021, 01:54 AM

Sneak peek at the sol 3222 R-NavCam partial pan.
Roughly assembled in MS-ICE from the available image set.

Posted by: jvandriel Aug 30 2021, 09:20 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3222.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Aug 30 2021, 10:08 PM

This should be the new drill location. Jan's panorama in circular format.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Aug 31 2021, 06:04 AM

After gaining 25 meters in elevation since the last drilled sample at 'Pontours', the rover arrives at a candidate drill site. If chosen it will be the 33rd drilled sample by Curiosity.
L-MastCam mosaic using 6 Sol 3222 Bayer reconstructed images from Fredk assembled in MS-ICE, scalebar added

Posted by: charborob Aug 31 2021, 07:49 PM

Sol 3221 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 3 2021, 02:02 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3221.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Sep 3 2021, 08:57 PM

Sol 3225 Lmastcam:

Posted by: PaulH51 Sep 6 2021, 12:11 PM

Hole number 33 in Gale crater (Maria Gordon)

Sol 3229 Raw R-NavCam

Posted by: charborob Sep 6 2021, 11:13 PM

Sol 3228 Lmastcam:

Posted by: PaulH51 Sep 7 2021, 12:27 PM

#33 R-MastCam Sol 3229

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 8 2021, 01:41 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3225.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Sep 10 2021, 04:12 AM

Sol 3231 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Ant103 Sep 10 2021, 11:21 AM

Sol 3225 Mastcam34 panoramic. This landscape is mind-blowing. I mean, this is actual martian landscape ! And it's beautiful !

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#33

Posted by: Nix Sep 10 2021, 01:53 PM

We knew getting here the scenery would be spectacular...but still, we weren't prepared
Excellent work again Damia

Posted by: Ant103 Sep 12 2021, 05:11 PM

Thank you Nix Yes, we were indeed not quite prepared.

I couldn't stay here so… Postcard version !

https://www.db-prods.net/blog/2021/09/12/heading-maria-gordon-notch/

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 16 2021, 05:45 PM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3231-3232.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Sep 17 2021, 12:03 PM

Sol 3231 and 3232 Mastcam100 panoramic. It's a very nice one, with a lot of features to explore.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#34

Posted by: charborob Sep 17 2021, 01:02 PM

Sol 3239 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Brian Swift Sep 17 2021, 08:17 PM

Nice. Though, mind your step approaching the edge...

Posted by: neo56 Sep 18 2021, 07:45 PM

That's true, but it's less dangerous considering the low Martian gravity

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 19 2021, 07:21 AM

Sol 3233 Chemcam view.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 19 2021, 09:37 AM

Navcam R view on Sol 3239. ( Handstitched )

The road ahead?

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 21 2021, 01:12 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3241.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Sep 25 2021, 11:02 AM

Sol 3247 Navcam panoramic. I love this place !

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2021/Sol3247_pano.jpg

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 25 2021, 12:44 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3247.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Sep 26 2021, 02:54 AM

Nice panoramas, Damia and Jan. Here is Jan's in circular form. Time to get caught up on the map!

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 27 2021, 06:20 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3244.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 30 2021, 02:12 PM

Sol 3250 NRB

What is this ? A dust devil ?

Jan van Driel

Posted by: fredk Sep 30 2021, 03:56 PM

Looks like it - here's the difference of the median stack of frames and the gaussian blurred frame, stretched and added to the original frame:

You can even see the devil's shadow being cast to the right.

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 30 2021, 07:07 PM

Thanks Fred.

Beautiful.



The Mastcam R view on Sol 3251.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Sep 30 2021, 07:22 PM

and another Mastcam R view on Sol 3251.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Julius Oct 1 2021, 09:13 AM

Curiosity could sample the Greenheugh pediment rocks from the current position which have clearly broken off and rolled down the slope.

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 23 2021, 09:56 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3274.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 24 2021, 02:44 PM

MAHLI view on Sol 3273.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 25 2021, 12:39 AM

Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 25 2021, 07:04 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3277.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 26 2021, 06:34 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3278.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 26 2021, 08:55 PM

These are Jan's two panoramas in circular form, showing good progress up the hill.

Phil

sol 3277

sol 3278

Posted by: PDP8E Oct 27 2021, 10:51 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3279 - 2 images - Auto Equalization - Stitched

edit--
BTW: this is the Auto-Equal knob at '11'
notice the 'dust mote' on the lens over the crater rim -- right of center
GIF

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 28 2021, 01:47 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3279.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 28 2021, 07:26 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3276.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Explorer1 Oct 28 2021, 10:01 PM

Wonderful work Jan! Like the bows of some ships!

Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 29 2021, 02:40 AM

Yes, very spectacular. Jan. Here is your panorama for sol 3279 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 29 2021, 02:32 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3280.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Oct 29 2021, 10:18 PM

Thanks, Jan. Here is a cirular view of the scenery here.

Phil

Posted by: neo56 Oct 30 2021, 08:59 PM

Siccar Point imaged with MastCam Right on sol 3276.

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

Posted by: jvandriel Oct 30 2021, 09:04 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3279.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 1 2021, 02:08 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3282.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 1 2021, 05:41 PM

That's where we are going. I hope the route is feasible. The foreground looks good for driving but right at the top of the narrow gap there is what looks like a smooth area. Hopefully that is not a drift which will block the path.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Nov 2 2021, 11:04 AM

Sol 3283 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 2 2021, 02:30 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3284.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 2 2021, 08:40 PM

Almost at the next drill site! Jan's panorama in circular form:

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 3 2021, 01:25 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3285.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 3 2021, 09:14 PM

Even closer to the drill site! Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 5 2021, 02:28 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3286.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 5 2021, 09:46 PM

Here is Jan's panorama for sol 3286 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Nov 6 2021, 09:28 PM

Sample hole #34 - sol 3289 F-HazCam

Posted by: charborob Nov 9 2021, 02:49 PM

Sol 3288 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 10 2021, 10:32 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3291.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 12 2021, 02:36 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3286-3288.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 13 2021, 02:01 PM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3294.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 13 2021, 02:40 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3293.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 Nov 13 2021, 09:27 PM

Panorama of Maria Gordon Notch taken with MastCam Right on sol 3294, early in the morning (6:50 am LMST). With a bit of extra sky.

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

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 14 2021, 03:01 AM

Fantastic images everyone! And here is some context - this is from Mastcam 100 on 24 August 2012, near the landing site. Curiosity is just slightly below the 'notch'.
(Yes, 2012, not 2021 as I wrote originally. Is there an autocorrect on this thing?)

Phil

It's from this image:

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/4569/layers-at-the-base-of-mount-sharp/?site=msl

Posted by: neo56 Nov 14 2021, 02:01 PM

Thanks Phil, it really shows how much Curiosity has travelled and puts things into context.
By the way, it's August 2012 and not 2021

Posted by: Sean Nov 16 2021, 01:08 AM

Pretty sure Mercou is on the far left of this image

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 16 2021, 01:32 AM

Sean is right! The feature I had pointed to is the hill we passed close to on sol 3185. Mt. Mercou would be near the left edge of the image, I will try to locate it and post a correction.

Phil

Posted by: Sean Nov 16 2021, 04:22 AM

Here is my guess based on too many hours roaming around in HiRISE 3D...

Posted by: Phil Stooke Nov 16 2021, 04:55 AM

Yes, that's it - this is what happens when you think "I don't need to check the map".

Phil

Posted by: charborob Nov 19 2021, 03:03 AM

Sol 3299 RMI:

And a Rmastcam view:

Posted by: charborob Nov 21 2021, 06:05 PM

Sol 3301 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Explorer1 Nov 21 2021, 06:38 PM

Wonderful views charborob! Those cracks at the foot of the shadowed portion of the cliff (centre right) on 3301 look vaguely runic....pareidolia of course!

Posted by: charborob Nov 22 2021, 02:22 PM

Sol 3303 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 22 2021, 02:36 PM

Sol 3303 MAHLI Selfie.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Sean Nov 22 2021, 07:33 PM

'This mountain ain't gonna climb itself'
Mahli_3303 with extended sky

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 24 2021, 09:07 AM

Looking back.

The Navcam R view on Sol 3299.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: john_s Nov 24 2021, 10:19 PM

Gorgeous! Ansel Adams would approve (well, he might quibble about the shadow detail...).

Posted by: MahFL Nov 25 2021, 05:09 AM

Awesome.

Posted by: Ant103 Nov 25 2021, 04:36 PM

Here is my definitive version of the selfie.

Thanks Steve Albers for his skies

https://www.db-prods.net/blog/2021/11/25/selfie-near-maria-gordon-notch/

Also, an other postcard, taken a little bit earlier :

https://www.db-prods.net/blog/2021/11/24/the-journey/

Posted by: neo56 Nov 25 2021, 09:34 PM

My take on the very scenic self-portrait taken on sol 3303 at Zechstein drilling site.

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

Posted by: jvandriel Nov 27 2021, 09:27 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3308.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Nov 28 2021, 12:55 PM

Catching up some late.

Sol 3299 Navcam panoramic. Love the shot !


The selfie, just without the synthetic sky :


And a high res panoramic on the bottom of Gale crater :


Full res are here : https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#37

Posted by: Ant103 Nov 30 2021, 09:34 AM

Very unusual rock shot on Sol 3310 :

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#39

Posted by: charborob Dec 1 2021, 01:48 AM

Sol 3312 long-distance RMI:

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 1 2021, 10:08 AM

On the road again.
The Navcam R view on Sol 3312.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 1 2021, 10:51 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3312.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 1 2021, 05:39 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3312 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: atomoid Dec 2 2021, 02:40 AM

Great work and great find! i'm so thankful you and many others have a method set up to process and generate such stunning images, all i could come up with is a bit of messy crosseye using the bayered content, its hard to even get a simple image link the Angularization of the ui makes it necessary to dig down into the devtools to simply extract a static url, like for that cartoony whimsical scissored rock paper sand dragon from https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/03310/mcam/3310ML1010670021300281C00_DXXX.jpg

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 2 2021, 12:27 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3313.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 2 2021, 01:13 PM

The Chemcam view on Sol 3313.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: fredk Dec 2 2021, 04:59 PM

If it helps, my site gives static urls (original and deBayered). Eg, http://lcdm.ca/msl/3310/ for that sol or http://lcdm.ca/msl/ for the latest images. No angularization, but totally static so no sorting or filtering.

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 2 2021, 10:14 PM

Sol 3314 Front Hazcam stereo.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 2 2021, 10:23 PM

This is Jan's sol 3313 panorama in circular form. Right in among the boulders.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 3 2021, 12:35 PM

The Mastcam R view between Sol 3291-Sol 3311.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 3 2021, 03:59 PM

Curiosity and the Boulders.

Partial Navcam L panorama taken on Sol 3313.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: atomoid Dec 4 2021, 03:05 AM

Thanks fredk for creating this excellent resource, self-obligating to repost a better anaglyph/crosseye set..

Posted by: charborob Dec 4 2021, 05:27 PM

Sol 3315 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 5 2021, 04:04 AM

Very nice, Charborob. I like the little river of dust in the middle (here with contrast cranked up).

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 5 2021, 02:20 PM

Sol 3313-3314 Mastcam L view.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: nprev Dec 5 2021, 09:56 PM

Jaw-dropping. That rock garden looks worthy of an entire mission in its own right. There's even a sand slump on that dune on the left!

Posted by: neo56 Dec 6 2021, 03:14 PM

Nice clouds moving in two different directions on sol 3317 between 5:11 and 5:31 LMST.

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 6 2021, 03:39 PM

Mastcam R view on Sol 3316.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 7 2021, 12:16 AM

Incredible rocks! That one looks like a solidified mud flow. But now, on sol 3318, we have moved south into (or nearly into) the Notch.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Dec 7 2021, 12:48 AM

Sol 3317 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Sean Dec 7 2021, 01:17 AM

The Notch Approacheth

3318 Navcam right



and here is a simulated Curi for scale, driving thru the Notch

Posted by: John Moore Dec 7 2021, 02:54 AM

So dramatic…bigger view (link) recommended.

John

Posted by: fredk Dec 8 2021, 01:34 AM

The Notch in 3D from 3319. Anaglyph:

and cross-eyed:

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 8 2021, 04:56 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3318.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 Dec 8 2021, 05:35 PM

Mosaic of 7 pictures taken on sol 3318 with NavCam Right, sky extended.
Now working on sol 3319 pics!

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

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 8 2021, 08:20 PM

This is Jan's sol 3318 panorama in circular form. I did a bit of work in the shadows to make things clearer.

Phil

Posted by: neo56 Dec 8 2021, 09:30 PM

Mosaic of 10 pictures taken on sol 3319 with NavCam Right. We now clearly see Gediz Vallis Ridge through the notch.

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

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 9 2021, 11:50 AM

Sol 3319 full panoramic, quite challenging this one. But, good heaven, what a view !
https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2021/Sol3319_pano.jpg

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 9 2021, 06:32 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3319. (1 image missing).

Jan van Driel

Posted by: HSchirmer Dec 9 2021, 07:48 PM

That's a lot of blueberries / concretions!

Posted by: neo56 Dec 9 2021, 08:59 PM

This MastCam Right mosaic taken on sol 3319 offers a wealth of details on the cliff: veins, concretions, strata (paleodunes?)... Wow!

https://flic.kr/p/2mPMJp7

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 10 2021, 11:52 AM

I must admit, I was personally blown away by the Sol 3319 Mastcam100 mosaic. There is a lot going on, layers, fractures, and yes, maybe even concretions.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#40

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 10 2021, 07:22 PM

The complete Navcam R view on Sol 3319-3320.

Jan van Driel

Looking forward

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 10 2021, 07:35 PM

and looking back.

Posted by: HSchirmer Dec 10 2021, 09:55 PM

I picture that somewhere, an intern at the NASA sandbox is on the phone "YES, I'll say it again, I need to order 100,000 marbles for rover traction testing..."

Posted by: charborob Dec 11 2021, 03:21 AM

Sol 3319 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 11 2021, 07:30 AM

This is Jan's sol 3319/20 panorama in circular form. My procedure doesn't work very well in areas of such high relief.

Phil

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 11 2021, 10:28 AM

Sol 3320 Mastcam34 mosaic. It's interesting to compare with the "Greenheugh cliff" because there is a lot of difference, in smoothness, in texture…

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#42

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 11 2021, 01:47 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3322.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Floyd Dec 11 2021, 01:56 PM

ANT103 Sol 3320 Mastcam34 mosaic
Damia the full resolution image on your site is amazing. Thank you for all your excellent work over the years and your excellent site!!

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 11 2021, 05:06 PM

Thank you Floyd It's sometimes hard to keep it going, but it's worth continuing !

Posted by: neo56 Dec 11 2021, 05:14 PM

Part of the left side cliff of Maria Gordon Notch imaged on sol 3322.

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

Posted by: vikingmars Dec 12 2021, 07:40 AM

Thans so much Jvandriel, Charborob,Phil, Ant103 and Neo56 for you nice mosaics that are quite inspiring with those nice views
Looking at them, I could not resist making this view showing the impressive perspective down the Maria Gordon Notch pass seen Sol 3322... and also in 3D !
Enjoy

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 12 2021, 01:39 PM

MAHLI looking at the wheels underneath the Rover on Sol 3320.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 Dec 12 2021, 04:28 PM

The landscape beyond Maria Gordon Notch: a subset of one of the large mosaic taken with MastCam Right camera on sol 3319, sky extended.

https://flic.kr/p/2mQi5cW

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 13 2021, 10:35 AM

A spectacular Navcam R panorama on Sol 3324.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 13 2021, 10:38 AM

and another one.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 13 2021, 10:55 AM

Sol 3324 Navcam R view looking forward.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 13 2021, 11:32 AM

Sol 3324 Navcam panoramic. Pretty spectacular, and I think it's the first time the whole rover is in the shadow of a cliff like that.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2021/Sol3324_pano.jpg

Posted by: vikingmars Dec 13 2021, 01:22 PM

WOW ! Congratulations Damia

Posted by: neo56 Dec 13 2021, 01:56 PM

Amazing work Damia! You really masters the difference in exposure between each frames.

Here is my take on the cliff imaged on sol 3320 with MastCam Left, with sky extended. A real wealth of details in there.

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

Posted by: charborob Dec 13 2021, 03:34 PM

Sol 3322 Rmastcam (reduced to fit maximum file size):

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 14 2021, 07:44 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3319.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 14 2021, 11:32 AM

Thank you Thomas !

Sol 3324 Mastcam34 panoramic. That is a very nice place. Also, soft shadows and maybe clouds in the sky, but very faint (they almost blend with the residual vignetting of the individual frames)

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/curiosity-2020.php#43

Posted by: fredk Dec 14 2021, 11:58 PM

Looks like we made it up!
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/03326/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_692765900EDR_F0920270NCAM00299M_.JPG

Posted by: PDP8E Dec 15 2021, 02:20 AM

What a view -- quick stitch -- SOL 3326 -- 3:00 PM

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 15 2021, 08:37 AM

Cropped version of the Sol 3324 panorama.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 15 2021, 10:12 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3326.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Ant103 Dec 15 2021, 11:49 AM

Sol 3326 Navcam panoramic. This one was hard to get a good blend in exposure, but hey.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2021/Sol3326_pano.jpg

Posted by: neo56 Dec 15 2021, 01:07 PM

What a beauty Damia! I'm looking forward Curiosity explores this new territory.

Here is my take on the stitching of sol 3322 MastCam Right mosaic (105 pictures), after correction of green artifacts and filling of the sky. A mosaic taken at 6:45 LMST so that the sun shines of the cliff.

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

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 15 2021, 06:18 PM

This time I used Damia's panorama for a circular view of the site above the notch.

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 15 2021, 07:43 PM

And here is Jan's panorama for sol 3324 at the base of the cliff.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 16 2021, 03:12 PM

Part of the Sol 3326 Navcam R panorama.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 17 2021, 12:16 PM

Navcam R view on Sol 3328.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Dec 17 2021, 08:10 PM

Sol 3328 RMI:

Posted by: charborob Dec 17 2021, 08:25 PM

Sol 3329 RMI:

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 18 2021, 11:40 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3329.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 Dec 18 2021, 02:11 PM

Here is my take on the panorama taken with NavCam Right on sol 3326.

Cropped:
https://flic.kr/p/2mRqJhy

Full:
https://flic.kr/p/2mRnbF5

https://roundme.com/tour/793598/view/2504582

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 19 2021, 03:25 PM

The Mastcam R view on Sol 3329.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 19 2021, 10:56 PM

This is Jan's panorama for sol 3329 in circular form. It's a more open landscape all of a sudden now we are out of the Notch.

Phil

Posted by: vikingmars Dec 20 2021, 06:53 AM

Congratulations, Neo56 and Phil, for those superb works of yours

Posted by: vikingmars Dec 20 2021, 09:38 AM

WOW ! We found Mount Crumpit... But where is Whoville ?

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 20 2021, 11:16 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3331.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Dec 20 2021, 04:27 PM

Sol 3330 Lmastcam panorama:

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 20 2021, 06:46 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3329.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: neo56 Dec 20 2021, 07:58 PM

360 panorama taken with MastCam Left on sol 3330 at 10:25 am LMST.

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

Posted by: scalbers Dec 20 2021, 08:44 PM

Looks very nice with both land and sky!

Posted by: stevesliva Dec 20 2021, 09:01 PM

I have been struck by these overhanging faces and think they resemble the front of bulbous-bowed ships. Makes me wonder if there is sort of an opposite affect happening. If the upper prow and lower bulb create more erosion in the middle.

Posted by: neo56 Dec 21 2021, 08:55 AM

Some subsets of the large 360° panorama taken with MastCam Left on sol 3330.

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

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

https://flic.kr/p/2mRU9Ta

https://flic.kr/p/2mRU9SU

Posted by: HSchirmer Dec 21 2021, 01:30 PM

Could be a result of grain size and saltation, if average wind speed is "X" and average sand grain is "Y" then, on average, blowing sand bounces up to (X * Y). Well, actually, you ALSO need *{Martian atmospheric saltation coefficient}

If you have enough elevation and a steady wind, you can get adiabatic "blast furnace wind"
The European term is Föhn, 'mad wind" or "snow eater"- associated with avalanches and flooding because the dry, warming adiabatic wind pulls snowpacks off mountains like hot breath.

Posted by: charborob Dec 21 2021, 07:12 PM

Sol 3331 Lmastcam:

Posted by: charborob Dec 21 2021, 07:31 PM

And another Lmastcam view on sol 3331:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 22 2021, 03:47 AM

What a beautiful place! Here is Jan's sol 3331 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 22 2021, 03:48 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3333.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Dec 23 2021, 07:45 AM

Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 23 2021, 08:09 AM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3333.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Dec 23 2021, 02:06 PM

Sol 3333 Rmastcam:

Posted by: HSchirmer Dec 23 2021, 04:21 PM

WOW- seeing that the dark grey 'capstone' is inset against such finely layered and deeply feathered sedimentary deposits is getting VERY interesting!

Posted by: neo56 Dec 23 2021, 08:47 PM

Panorama taken with MastCam Right on sol 3331, and a subset with extended sky:

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

https://flic.kr/p/2mSP23x

Posted by: jvandriel Dec 28 2021, 12:10 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3330.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Saturns Moon Titan Dec 28 2021, 12:28 PM

Great images, thank you. I wonder if the gravelly slope to the left of that knobbly outcrop is the ramp that'll be used to ascend up onto the pediment?

Posted by: PaulH51 Jan 3 2022, 11:35 AM

First drive of 2022 on sol 3345 (R-NavCam)

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 3 2022, 05:29 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3345.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 3 2022, 08:35 PM

Thanks, Paul and Jan, for the panoramas. This is Jan's in circular form. I will keep doing these but I won't add to the map.

Phil

Posted by: PaulH51 Jan 4 2022, 12:17 PM

L-MastCam workspace after the drive on sol 3345, roughly assembled in MS-ICE

Posted by: charborob Jan 4 2022, 12:37 PM

Sol 3344 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 6 2022, 09:15 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3347.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 6 2022, 08:17 PM

Jan's panorama from sol 3347 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jan 7 2022, 12:15 PM

Sol 3347 Rmastcam:

Posted by: charborob Jan 8 2022, 12:21 AM

Sol 3349 long-distance RMI:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 9 2022, 10:48 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3349.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: HSchirmer Jan 9 2022, 02:28 PM

If anybody has a sense of humor, they HAVE to call that rock outcrop "Krayt' and the drill hole would be seethrepio.

Posted by: charborob Jan 9 2022, 04:32 PM

Sol 3349 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Saturns Moon Titan Jan 9 2022, 09:55 PM

So much cross-bedding going on in these outcrops! A sedimentologists dream. Here are some neat close-ups from charborob's sol 3344 L-Mastcam image and sol 3349 R-Mastcam image

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 10 2022, 03:37 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3349 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jan 10 2022, 03:47 AM

Sol 3350 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 10 2022, 11:49 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3351.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 11 2022, 03:27 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3330.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: fredk Jan 11 2022, 11:48 PM

It's gotten pretty dusty here recently, I guess the same storm system affecting insight. Compare the view on 3353:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/03353/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_695165326EDR_F0922254NCAM00275M_.JPG
with the view on 3349:
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/03349/opgs/edr/ncam/NRB_694805767EDR_F0921962NCAM00268M_.JPG

Posted by: Ant103 Jan 12 2022, 11:45 AM

Sol 3351 Navcam panoramic. Soft shadows and homogenous sky are indeed suggesting a dust storm nearby.

https://db-prods.net/marsroversimages/Curiosity/2022/Sol3351_pano.jpg

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 12 2022, 11:59 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3353.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 12 2022, 08:55 PM

Here are two of Jan's panoramas in circular form. The first is sol 3351, showing a very small movement, but more importantly a significant rotation, compared with the previous position. The second is for sol 3353, parked adjacent to The Prow.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 12 2022, 09:05 PM

and the view on Sol 3354.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jan 13 2022, 08:20 PM

Sol 3354 Lmastcam:

Posted by: PaulH51 Jan 14 2022, 12:22 PM

A small section of the exposed face of 'Prow' from the rover's R-MastCam on sol 3354
Debayered frames from 'fredk', roughly assembled in MS-ICE and cropped to fit the upload limits

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 15 2022, 11:46 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3356.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jan 15 2022, 12:40 PM

Sol 3355 RMI:

Posted by: charborob Jan 15 2022, 01:12 PM

And a Rmastcam wider view (sol 3355):

Posted by: charborob Jan 15 2022, 08:15 PM

Sol 3356 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 15 2022, 09:53 PM

Jan's panorama for sol 3356 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: HSchirmer Jan 15 2022, 11:49 PM

Amazing photo.
Now I'm not sure if I want lasagna for dinner or want baclava for dessert.

Posted by: charborob Jan 16 2022, 02:44 AM

Some interesting scenery on sol 3356 (Rmastcam view):

Posted by: MichaelJWP Jan 16 2022, 10:56 AM

It is indeed.. looking in general at these frond like sedimentary structures, they look so fragile and unlike anything on earth.
Does anyone know of any estimates how strong they are, i.e. if you were on Mars would they crumble to the touch or could you break them by hand?

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 17 2022, 08:28 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3359.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 18 2022, 03:57 AM

Thanks, Jan. Here is your panorama in circular form. We moved slightly southwest and a bit closer to the outcrop.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jan 18 2022, 04:00 PM

Sol 3357-3358 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 21 2022, 12:00 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3361.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 21 2022, 12:24 PM

and the MAHLI view on Sol 3362.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jan 21 2022, 03:09 PM

Sol 3361 Lmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 22 2022, 07:42 AM

This is Jan's sol 3361 panorama in circular form, just moved slightly from the last position.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 23 2022, 10:34 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3363.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: xflare Jan 23 2022, 04:36 PM

More impressive cross-bedding seen from ChemCam

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/03364/soas/rdr/ccam/CR0_696123807PRC_F0922864CCAM01364L1.PNG

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 24 2022, 03:54 AM

I wonder if that is ripple marks seen in cross-section?

Phil

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 24 2022, 07:51 AM

Jan's panorama for sol 3363 in circular form, with a great view of the Prow.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 24 2022, 11:00 AM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3365.

Look at the wheeltracks.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: charborob Jan 24 2022, 03:05 PM

Sol 3364 Rmastcam:

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 25 2022, 12:18 AM

Here is Jan's panorama for sol 3365 in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 26 2022, 12:09 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3367.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 26 2022, 08:59 PM

11 images added to complete the view on Sol 3367.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 27 2022, 07:30 AM

Jan's full panorama for sol 3367 in circular form - only a very small adjustment in position compared with the previous view.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jan 27 2022, 12:11 PM

Sol 3367 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 27 2022, 03:56 PM

The Mastcam L view on Sol 3365.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 28 2022, 02:58 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3369

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Phil Stooke Jan 29 2022, 07:34 AM

Sol 3369, Jan's panorama in circular form.

Phil

Posted by: charborob Jan 30 2022, 12:44 PM

Sol 3369 Lmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 30 2022, 08:06 PM

MAHLI view on Sol 3371.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: Bill Harris Jan 31 2022, 04:48 AM

Amazingly sharp mosaic, and I see a concentration of blueberry-shaped objects in the lower left.
And here we are in a sulfate-terrain...

--Bill

Posted by: charborob Jan 31 2022, 03:34 PM

Sol 3371 Rmastcam:

Posted by: jvandriel Jan 31 2022, 07:32 PM

The Navcam R view on Sol 3372.

Jan van Driel

Posted by: vikingmars Feb 1 2022, 03:33 PM

Sols 3361 and 3372 in 3D. Enjoy

Posted by: vikingmars Feb 1 2022, 03:35 PM

Et voilà

Posted by: PaulH51 Feb 2 2022, 03:22 AM

Part of the vista captured by the R-MastCam on sol 3372
Mosaic assembled in MS-ICE and processed.
Bayer frames thanks to fredk