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At 07:19:47 UTC Mastcam Right imaged this layered rock, adorned with singular outgrowths and with a particularly rough surface.Many of these outgrowths have a curious “mushroom” appearance, that is, they end in a hemispherical top that is sometimes larger than the connection to the main rock.But what is even more curious is that this “mushroom” structure is also found in the myriad of micro-excrescences that… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2697, March 8, 2020

At 02:37:48 UTC Mastcam Left captured further obvious color and albedo changes on the ground of Mars, in the space of only seven days!Two other previous images showed just as many changes but over three weeks (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2746979738718535/). The comparison between the three images is really incredible; the green areas are almost totally disappeared and with them some dark stripes, all within a single week!Such… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2692, March 3, 2020

At 03:28:43 UTC the Mastcam Left has taken some outcrops of stratified rocks from which start some water flows!The two most recent ones can be seen in the upper left corner, but many others less marked (less recent?) are visible a bit ‘everywhere; obviously could not miss the greenish spots!As you can easily verify in the official website of REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station), the… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2692, March 3, 2020

Looking at the image of the previous post I had the impression that it was an area already photographed; in fact I managed to find a photo of twenty-two days before that took roughly the same area, although with a slightly different angle.The comparison between the two images is nothing short of amazing!!!Furrows fading, furrows changing shape, areas becoming darker, green areas becoming brownish, and… Read More »Curiosity captures obvious color and albedo variations on the soil of Mars!

At 16:35:33 UTC the Mastcam Right filmed this ridge of stratified rocks, from which some flows, probably of water, originate.Also in this case the flows are associated with color variations that include different shades and leave little doubt about the nature of these flows!I emphasize that a few weeks ago the ground temperature began to go well above 0 ° C and it is therefore… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2685, February 24, 2020

At 23:18:52 UTC the Mastcam Right has captured this portion of Martian soil just below the ridge of stratified rocks.You can clearly see several flows springing from the edges of the visible rocks, flows clearly distinguishable both by the visible relief in the soil and by the different coloration!I doubt that anyone would want to venture into explanations that don’t involve the presence of liquid… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2684, February 23, 2020

Mars’ soil shakes like Earth’s: NASA’s InSight probe has recorded more than 170 earthquakes, proving that the Red Planet is geologically active and may have liquid magma with hot spots inside that could be hospitable to life…. Full article: https://www.media.inaf.it/2020/02/24/i-tremori-di-marte/ This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 22:17:38 UTC the Mastcam Left shot again the inner rim of the Gale crater, framing the same direction and roughly at the same local time of the picture of two days ago (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/2735382136544962). Comparing the two images, some very interesting differences immediately jump to the eye!Compared to the previous photo, the crater rim appears much clearer and more defined, while the sky appears… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2681, February 20, 2020

At 19:03:31 UTC Mastcam Left captured the inner rim of Gale crater, with some nice layered rocks in the foreground.The crater rim appears visibly blurred, probably from haze, and the sky also appears a bit more milky than usual with a hint of clouds on the horizon.Also note the slab of rock seen in profile sticking out of the ground like some sort of “sword… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2679, February 18, 2020