Ingenuity imaged part of the "Curvilinear Unit" in Jezero delta during flight 46. These bands are thought to be ancient sandbars that might contain valuable insights into the geologic history of the delta.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
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Indeed. There is a lot of variance, even among images from the same flight.
I've tried various approaches when I have the time, including luminance masks, etc., but what works for one file can be way out of the ballpark for the next!
But that we are getting anything useful at all from the colour camera after 46 flights and the months of frigid winter temperatures is pretty amazing!
I wonder if AEGIS could be taught to recognize the heli, and thus be able to position the gDRT without knocking into poor Ingenuity. That would be a little risky!
At least move the rover into a position where Mastcam or SuperCam can see how much dust is stuck on the solar panel.
You'd think all this flying around would knock the dust off, but then it might collect again as the dust settles after landing.
Simeon Schmauß
Tom Montgomery