65dBnoiseFeb 18

@PaulHammond51 reminds me that today is the 5th anniversary of #Perseverance landing on the surface of #Mars, hanging under the #SkyCrane as seen in this #OutOfThisWorld image it captured the moment the umbilical cord connecting them was cut, and the Sky Crane veered off to a heroic crash about 900m NW.

De-bayered, processed EDL_RUCAM
RMC: 0.0000 (prelanding, corrected)
Sol: 0 (corrected)
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00293/ids/edr/browse/edl/EUE_0293_0692945892_348ECM_N0090000EDLC00293_0050LUJ01.png
Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech / 65dBnoise

#Mars2020 #solarocks #space

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A split second before the umbilical cable is cut, the Sky Crane captures its last image of the rover in the cloud of dust raised by its thrusters.

The camera was located on the Sky Crane but the images were transferred through the umbilical cable to the rover right before it was cut.

De-bayered, processed EDL_RUCAM
RMC: 0.0000 (prelanding, corrected)
Sol: 0 (corrected)
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00293/ids/edr/browse/edl/ESE_0293_0692947446_347ECM_N0090000EDLC00293_0020LUJ02.png
Credit: #NASA #JplCaltech /65dBnoise

#LandingOnMars #Mars2020 #solarocks #space

Feb 18 at 1:15pmWeb
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Thread discussing the event a couple of months before the 2nd anniversary:

https://fosstodon.org/@65dBnoise/109536429801726084

65dBnoise (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image A split second before the umbilical cable is cut, the Sky Crane captures its last image of the rover in the cloud of dust raised by its thrusters. The camera was located on the Sky Crane but the images were transferred through the umbilical cable to the rover. De-bayered, processed EDL_RUCAM RMC: 0.0000 (prelanding, corrected) Sol: 0 (corrected) Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00293/ids/edr/browse/edl/ESE_0293_0692947446_347ECM_N0090000EDLC00293_0020LUJ02.png Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise #LandingOnMars #Perseverance #Mars2020 #solarocks #space

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Show threadshomFeb 18
@65dBnoise seeing crisp images from the surface of another planet is astounding every time. But when it's such a dynamic scene it's just overwhelming. Thanks for sharing these wonders of science and nature with us!
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@shom
It's been a pleasure to share my interests with so many kind and tolerant people in the hospitable environment of Mastodon and the fediverse.

Those people at NASA & co. are doing an excellent job delivering astounding results with such modesty and openness.

All these make one think that utopias can and do exist in reality 😀 🙃