Your browser does not support HTML video. Using two shots at a distance of one day made by the Mars Descent Imager (MARDI), NASA has created this animated gif that depicts the sand shifted by the wind, when there was no sandstorm. This animation depicts an area of about one meter and as you can see the displacements of the ripples of sand come to… Read More »Sand moved by wind over the course of a day (from February 27, 2017)
Your browser does not support HTML video. These two images taken by Mastcan Right were taken about 29 hours apart and therefore in quite different lighting conditions.In fact, you can immediately see how the reliefs of the rock itself vary in visibility between one photo and another.Despite this, you can clearly see the effects of wind, as well as the effects of the laser shots… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2114, 18/07/2018 – Voyageurs’ hole the next day
At 09:01:49 UTC the Mastcam Right imaged Voyageurs to verify the action of the wind on the material excavated two days before.Comparing this image with that of the previous Sol (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706.1073741828.1612043482212172/1781921341891051/) one can see many differences, although the center of the hole has been “cleaned up” by the laser shots for mineralogical analysis visible as dark dots.I also note that the sand surrounding the… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2114, July 18, 2018 – The Voyageurs Hole.
Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), MAVEN and Curiosity are studying all aspects of this global storm, each from their own particular point of view and with their own instruments… This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
Your browser does not support HTML video. Between July 12 and 18, 2018, the Rear Hazcam Left captured the seven images that make up this sequence where it is possible to analyze the evolution over time of the tracks left by the rover itself.Note the way in which the tracks degrade, distorting and flattening already in the first three days!In addition to the tracks of… Read More »Curiosity tracks in an early summer global storm
At 03:51:38 UTC the Mastcam Right filmed Voyageurs to verify the outcome of the drilling of the previous Sol.Unfortunately, as can be seen from the photo, the drilling failed producing only a slight depression. The little material excavated was dispersed mostly towards the top of the photo, although it is unclear whether this was due to the wind or the slope of the rock surface… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2113, July 17, 2018 – The Voyageurs Hole.
Your browser does not support HTML video. Between 02:28:08 and 03:00:14 the Front Hazcam Left takes a sequence of thirteen images that depict the new drilling attempt made by Curiosity.Unfortunately the attempt to drill “Voyageurs” was only partially successful, perhaps because the rock was harder than expected. At the moment it is not clear if other attempts to drill “Voyageurs” will follow or if it… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2112, July 16, 2018.
As you can see, surface details are becoming visible again, albeit faintly; are we seeing the end of this storm?Where will “disappear” all the dust raised by this storm?In theory it should be deposited everywhere, but for now the images of Curiosity show no deposit of dust…. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
This very good astrophotographer’s shot also seems to confirm the decline of the sandstorm.In the center of the image you can see the Marineris valley as a clear line, while on the left you can see the tops of the four main volcanoes…. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.
Yet another study that highlights how hydrothermal activity on Mars may have prolonged and extended the chances of having environments favorable to the emergence and development of indigenous life forms…Although the original publication is paid, I found two freely accessible publications, by the same team of researchers, that excellently describe the gist of this research. “Mapping Hrad Vallis, Mars” 3rd Planetary Data Workshop 2017 (LPI… Read More »Following the evolution of hydrothermal activity in the Hrad valley on Mars.