After months in which my articles had been removed from the web by my former collaborator, now finally my researches are back on line thanks to the invaluable work of Mattia Peiretti that I really thank with all my heart! I present to you my site! This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
At 22:27:26 UTC the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) has taken this interesting photo of the Martian soil from a distance of only 7 cm and with a definition of 0.032 mm/pixel.Close-up detail of the area already taken the previous sol (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2124374684312380/) that allows us to appreciate even better the “peculiarities” present here …For example, note the pebble in the lower left corner with… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2357, March 24, 2019
At 01:26:45 UTC the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) has taken this interesting photo of the Martian soil from a distance of 25.7 cm and with a definition of 0.099 mm/pixel.A myriad of rounded pebbles but also spheres of darker color that recall similar objects mentioned in official publications where it is also ventilated a possible biological nature! Before evaluating I strongly recommend reading these… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2356, March 24, 2019
It has been detected more than a simple seismic event, but a real seismic background that on Earth is originated by oceanic movements, major meteorological events and tidal interactions caused by the Moon.In the case of Mars, however, given the absence of all these factors, Philippe Lognonné is convinced that all these continuous microseisms must necessarily come from within the planet! Definitely an epoch-making event… Read More »******** First seismic rumble on Mars detected *******
This spectacular image capturing the Martian Terra Sabea region west of Augakuh Vallis, was taken by the Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) aboard the European-Russian ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter probe. These mysterious patterns located on the ridges of these valleys are the result of the action of sand devils, essentially the convergence point of hundreds, if not thousands, of small Martian tornadoes.This image, however, is… Read More »Frantic sand devils
At the beginning of March, InSight technicians noticed that the HP3 probe’s driller could no longer make progress in drilling the ground.The “breaker” has been stopped in the event that a rock is the cause of the problem is to be able to better analyze the situation …Hopefully!!! This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
Today the MAVEN probe performed an aerobraking maneuver (with 0.2 m/s ∆V) to lower the periastrum by 1.2 km.Currently, MAVEN’s periastrum reaches 1125.5 km in altitude and the apogee 5400 km. The density of the Martian atmosphere at apogee is 3.4 kg/km³.Further maneuvers are planned with the goal of bringing the apogee to 4500 km altitude by the end of April. This post has been… Read More »MAVEN performs an aerial brake
Another wonderful article from “Astrobiology” about the search for life on other planets and the implications of using astronauts in terms of cross-contamination and other… This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
A beautiful study about the famous Hellas basin, an area where seasonally is possible the formation of liquid water.In this article are shown areas totally devoid of craters but shaped by periglacial phenomena, evidence of the existence of large deposits of water ice just below the surface.The total absence of craters in these areas that extend for several square kilometers, suggests that these areas are… Read More »Winding terrain on Mars
Thanks to the analysis carried out by the European probe Mars Express, it has been confirmed the existence in the remote past of Mars of a system of aquifers and underground basins, interconnected at planetary level. To conduct the research Francesco Salese, of the University of Utrecht, in collaboration with the University of Pescara and Berlin. This post has been automatically translated. See the original… Read More »Mars, there was once a lot of water underground