Mastodawn

In 1968, with the formation of British Leyland, for the second time in a decade, a merger brought a lightweight aluminium alloy V8 engine under the same corporate roof as Jaguar - in the form of the Rover (originally Buick) V8. As we have seen, the first time this happened, Jaguar found a place for Daimler’s V8 in the Mk2 saloon. But its attitude to the Rover V8 was very different. Rover P6 3500 V8 seen at the 2025 Practical Classics resto show

#davidsdailycar #Rover #Jaguar #WeirdCarMastodon

OptimusPrimeBot 23h ago

Mars2020 - Sol 1834 - MastCam - Decorrelated Color 🪐

#curiosity #mars #mars2020 #mastcam #mastcamz #msl #perseverance #rover

⏩ 2 new pictures from @kevinmgill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260419110222

3i/Atlas 1d ago

This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=this-life-hunting-rover-may-be-spacexs-1st-ever-mars-launch
<p>SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not
#hunting #spacex #launch #rover

This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch

SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket.

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Daniel Pomarède 2d ago

Tiny little butte standing in the middle of the valley, captured two days ago by Curiosity. The rover spotted it 320 sols ago from a distance (see above post) and is now way closer to it.

#Mars Apr. 15, 2026 - Sol 4867
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #rover #Sol4867 #butte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography

RTN 2d ago

#NASA:
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Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) Project
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" .. ROSA project .. provides specific hardware + services .. in support of their Rosalind Franklin Mission to Mars, including a launch vehicle .., the propulsion system for ..lander platform, RHUs for .. rover.. + portions of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer scientific instrument."

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/mars-rosa/2026/04/16/nasa-begins-implementation-for-esas-rosalind-franklin-mission-to-mars/

16.4.2026

#ESA #Exomars #ExomarsRover #FalconHeavy #Raumfahrt
#RosalindFranklin #ROSA #Rover #SpaceFlight #SpaceX

NASA Begins Implementation for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mission to Mars

NASA has given approval for the agency’s Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project to begin implementation, underscoring the agency’s

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OptimusPrimeBot 2d ago

MSL - Sol 4867 - MAHLI - Decorrelated Color 🪐

#curiosity #mahli #mars #mastcam #msl #rover

⏩ 3 new pictures from @kevinmgill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=3&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260417110205

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Daniel Pomarède 3d ago

Neat mosaic of five images capturing the small Antofagasta crater, somewhere on the slopes of Aeolis Mons. Images acquired two days ago by the left navigation camera.

#Mars Apr. 13, 2026 - Sol 4865
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #rover #Sol4865 #crater #Antofagasta #AntofagastaCrater #mosaic #photography #CuriosityRover #space #science #astrodon #news