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At 10:27:11 UTC the Mastcam Right has taken again the excavation called “Mary Anning” (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/3139037619512743 and https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/3134289306654241). From the comparison with the previous image, taken four days earlier, and despite the Sun is visibly lower, there are no particular color differences. On the other hand, you can see that some of the excavated material seems to have been blown by the wind towards the… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2843, August 5, 2020

VMC Mars Webcam, August 3, 2020 At 17:29:16 UTC the VMC Mars Webcam on board the Mars Express probe, took this photo of Mars from an altitude of 10502.06 km.In this photo, the plume appears very dense and regular, as in the photo taken on July 17 (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/3090001407749698). To date, the only official ESA release is from last July 29 (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/3124313930985112). The original… Read More »Arsia Mons, “the plume” continues to…

At 06:27:47 UTC the Mastcam Right took another picture of the excavation called “Mary Anning” (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/3134289306654241). A comparison with the previous image, taken only one day earlier, already shows some interesting differences. The surrounding rocks appear a more saturated red and some of the excavated material appears to have been blown by the wind towards the lower right corner of the image. Curiously, some… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2839, August 1, 2020

At 04:43:22 UTC the Mastcam Right has resumed the new excavation in the rock made by the Curiosity driller.This drilling, called “Mary Anning”, is as always 1.6 cm wide and shows us the true color of the rock apart from the reddish layer that covers it.Part of the excavated material will be analyzed inside the rover, expanding the mineralogical information collected in the Gale crater.In… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2838, July 31, 2020

Your browser does not support HTML video. Evening of study in the company of Prof. Giorgio Bianciardi (Astrobiologist), Dr. Tiberio Cuppone (Geologist) and Prof. Roberto Orosei (Astrophysicist). With the collaboration of the Observatory N. Copernicus of Saludecio (RN). Direction and Technical realization by Mattia Peiretti. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

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VMC Mars Webcam, July 21, 2020 At 09:35:34 UTC the VMC Mars Webcam on board the Mars Express probe, has taken this photo of Mars from an altitude of 9260.96 km.In this photo, the plume appears very dense and regular only in the first section, then seems to suddenly fade away, although it still continues for a long stretch.The original image has undergone noise reduction,… Read More »Arsia Mons, “the plume” shows interesting evolutions…

At 21:04:40 UTC Mastcam Left captured the inner rim of Gale crater, almost completely obscured by haze.To realize the extent of the obfuscation, I recommend comparing it with the image taken on December 11, 2019 (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/posts/2591188424297668). The sky looks decidedly milky and the crater rim is barely distinguishable. Don’t be surprised if the reddish parts of the hills in the distance are also the… Read More »Curiosity Sol 2828, July 20, 2020

VMC Mars Webcam, July 19, 2020 At 08:07:34 UTC the VMC Mars Webcam on board the Mars Express probe, has taken this picture of Mars from a height of 10177.24 km.In about two days the length seems more than doubled, I have a strong feeling that this time we will see good things!For those who want to deepen implications and background of the phenomenon, I… Read More »Arsia Mons, “the plume” gets longer!