Traverse to the Delta, sols 379-414, 15 Mar 2022- 21 Apr 2022 Options

[Phil Stooke]

This is the sol 396 panorama in circular form.

Phil

[tau]

Sol 397 Mastcam-Z context image for SuperCam RMI mosaics no. 1 and no. 2, with four marsonauts for scale.
Thank you for your interpretation, Saturns Moon Titan.

[Phil Stooke]

Thanks for your great RMI mosaics, Tau.

Here is the sol 397 panorama in circular form.

Phil

[djellison]

Another drive or two and the backshell should be visible to the south

[MarkL]

Another drive or two and the backshell should be visible to the south

These drives, particularly the most recent one, are a total flex for the Perseverance team. I think its safe to assume, given the length of the traverses, that most of the drive is managed onboard the rover. That Sol 397-8 traverse is magnificent. They must be walking on air right now. It is a treat to watch.

[Bill Harris]

Thanks for your great RMI mosaics, Tau.

Here is the sol 397 panorama in circular form.

Phil

Am I reading too much into this, or did Percy male a sharp turn, and stop, before that sand-filled fracture?

--Bill

[Phil Stooke]

I would say it made a sharp turn to avoid the trio of large rocks along the edge of the trough and stopped soon after that. The shallow trough itself is not much of a hazard in my opinion.

Here is the circular pan for sol 398.

Phil

[charborob]

Sol 398 LMastcam-Z:

[tau]

Sol 397 + sol 398 Mastcam-Z long-baseline stereo image of the scarp

[xflare]

Sol 398 LMastcam-Z:

There are lots of large rounded rocks right at the base that they might be able to have direct access to.

[Julius]

an unimaginable variety of rocks!

[Phil Stooke]

The sol 399 circular panorama. There's another of those linear trough things.

Phil

[Phil Stooke]

And another on sol 400.

Phil

[djellison]

What do you think Phil - first sign of the top of the backshell and parachute?

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[Phil Stooke]

Possibly... but I'm not ready to bet my pension on it. Not all of it anyway.

Phil