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Sol 1984: alla ricerca di pascoli più morbidi

Le rocce a Vera Rubin sono veramente molto dure!Dopo il secondo tentativo il perforatore di Curiosity non è stato in grado di scavare a sufficienza per raccogliere abbastanza materiale per le analisi di questa zona.Intanto gli ingegneri continuano a cercare di raffinare la tecnica, magari aggiungendo dei movimenti percussivi…..

Sol 1984: In search of softer pastures

The rocks in Vera Rubin are really very hard!After the second attempt Curiosity’s driller was not able to dig enough to collect enough material for analysis in this area.Meanwhile engineers continue to try to refine the technique, perhaps adding percussive movements….. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

All about the InSight probe launch

The launch window is scheduled for the early morning hours between May 5 and June 8, from the Vandenberg base in California.During these two weeks, the launch will be able to occur within a two-hour window starting at 4:00 a.m. and will shift 5 minutes with each passing day.Regardless of the exact day of departure, the arrival on Mars is scheduled for November 26, after… Read More »All about the InSight probe launch

1 marzo 2018: Nuove immagini dalla Mars Webcam

In questa immagine ripresa alle 19:10:12 UTC si osservano alcuni fenomeni luminosi transienti (centro-sinistra dell’immagine) e una bellissima nuvola d’alta quota (non meno di 15 km d’altitudine) in basso a destra.Entrambe i fenomeni sono osservabili appena dopo il terminatore, all’interno dell’emisfero in ombra.

March 1, 2018: New images from the Mars Webcam

In this image taken at 19:10:12 UTC we observe some transient light phenomena (center-left of the image) and a beautiful high-altitude cloud (no less than 15 km altitude) in the lower right.Both phenomena are observable just past the terminator, within the shadowed hemisphere. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.