Daniel PomarèdeMay 14, 2024

Martian Memories

a Stereo3D view of Marker Band Valley, captured by Curiosity, 29-03-2023 (Sol 3783). Deepdale Hill at center, Gale Crater rim in the distance.

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #Sol3783 #rover #CuriosityRover #space #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy #Martian #landscape #MarkerBandValley #valley #DeepDaleHill #hill #science #STEM #engineering #Astrodon #GaleCrater #crater

aster cowartDec 14, 2023
Started work on my abstract for #LPSC2024 today! I've been slowly mosaicking frames from the MARDI drive videos #Curiosity collected while exploring #MarkerBandValley. Once they're georeferenced, I hope they'll be of major use to scientists working to piece together the environmental transitions taking place on Mars when the Marker Band was deposited! Here's a roughly 4 m x 1 m segment of the drive performed on Sol 3648 (November 10, 2022).
Reymond AguinaldoJun 14, 2023

#MarsCuriosity rover’s ‘postcard’ of #MarkerBandValley.

The #Curiosity team released a beautiful new image of #Martian morning and afternoon. An artistic interpretation of the landscape unveils the enigmatic beauty of #Mars, capturing the essence of a world beyond our reach.

More information: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9415/nasas-curiosity-captures-martian-morning-afternoon-in-new-postcard/

#SpaceMastodon #Space #AstronomyMastodon #Astrodon #Astronomy #ScienceMastodon #Science #Rovers

NASA's Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New 'Postcard'

Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.

NASA Mars Exploration
aster cowartApr 18, 2023
A #ChemCam #RMI image of Alto Alegra butte on the western side of Gale Crater's #MarkerBandValley, imaged during Sol 3801 of the #Curiosity rover's mission (April 15, 2023). This mosaic captures a spectacular band of prominently layered rock that occurs at the base of the butte. It was processed from 10 raw photos released to the public through NASA's Mars mission page: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc%2Cinstrument_sort+asc%2Csample_type_sort+asc%2C+date_taken+desc&per_page=50&page=0&mission=msl
Raw Images | Multimedia – NASA Mars Exploration

View raw images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover.

NASA Mars Exploration
aster cowartMar 24, 2023

We're departing #MarkerBandValley! After about six months of #Curiosity exploring the wonderful geology exposed here, we're moving on. I processed some of the public raw #NavCam images from the end of the most recent drive on Sol 3778 (March 23, 2023). Our view gives us both a spectacular parting shot of what we're leaving behind, and a glimpse of the rocks that lie ahead.

It's really a huge privilege to be a part of the mission team, where I can wake up and simply explore photos like this.

CassanaFeb 10, 2023
This is cool!
"The rocks near these attempted drill holes have a rippled texture that was created billions of years ago as waves flowed upon a shallow #lake. Despite having climbed through thousands of feet of lake deposits, #Curiosity had never previously seen evidence of #water and waves this clear. The #discovery came as a surprise because this region of #MountSharp – the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer-tall) mountain Curiosity is climbing – is thought to have formed as #Mars’ climate was growing drier."
https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27294/curiositys-360-degree-view-of-marker-band-valley/
#science #MarsRover #panorama #MarkerBandValley
Curiosity's 360-Degree View of 'Marker Band Valley' – NASA Mars Exploration

NASA’s Curiosity used its Mastcam to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Marker Band Valley” on Dec. 16, 2022, the 3,684th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.  Rippled rock textures found in this area are the clearest evidence the rover has seen of water and waves from Mars’ ancient past.

NASA Mars Exploration