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Clouds on Mars!

By Marco De Marco / May 29, 2021

A nice collection of clouds photographed by Curiosity, so much for the barren planet, in this nice article from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-curiosity-rover-captures-shining-clouds-on-mars This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Perseverance Sol 91, May 23, 2021

By Marco De Marco / May 25, 2021

At 15:55:30 LMST the Rear Left Hazcam recorded again an incredible Martian rainbow extended from side to side.If in the photo of Sol 43 it was vaguely questionable the possibility of a reflection of sunlight entering in a grazing way between the camera lenses (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/3810030972413401), in this case this possibility is categorically excluded!As you can see from the direction of the shadows, here the sunlight comes from behind the camera, thus totally excluding the possibility that it could have illuminated the lens of the camera itself that here instead were in shadow!So, if it is definitely not a reflection of the Sun between the lenses, what generates these rainbows on Mars?What is special in this crater to generate recurrent rainbows, never observed before by other rovers and landers?The original image has undergone noise reduction due to compression, white balance and a slight increase in microcontrast and color saturation in order to make the colors more similar to what the human eye would see. Original image: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/RLF_0091_0675031555_386ECM_N0040136RHAZ02002_01_295J This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Why is the shadow of Ingenuity’s propellers so sharp?

By Marco De Marco / May 20, 2021

A shadow, not only on the Martian soil, but also a shadow on the credibility of the data NASA is providing about it. With propellers that should be spinning at fantastic speeds to compensate for the rarefaction of the tenuous Martian atmosphere, how is it possible to take photos where the propellers themselves appear as sharp as if they were stationary? Source: https://www.ilpianetamarte.tk/Files/Perche_l_ombra_delle_eliche_di_Ingenuity_e_cosi_nitida/Perche_l_ombra_delle_eliche_di_Ingenuity_e_cosi_nitida.php This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Why is the shadow of Ingenuity’s propellers so sharp?

By Marco De Marco / May 20, 2021

Your browser does not support HTML video. A shadow, not only on the Martian soil, but also a shadow on the credibility of the data NASA is providing about it. With propellers that are supposed to be spinning at fantastic speeds to compensate for the rarefaction of the tenuous Martian atmosphere, how is it possible to take photos where the propellers themselves appear as sharp as if they were stationary? Full article: https://www.ilpianetamarte.tk/Files/Perche_l_ombra_delle_eliche_di_Ingenuity_e_cosi_nitida/Perche_l_ombra_delle_eliche_di_Ingenuity_e_cosi_nitida.php This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

China releases the first images of Tianwen-1

By Marco De Marco / May 20, 2021

http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c6812028/content.html This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

China has successfully landed on Mars

By Marco De Marco / May 15, 2021

…finally some competition! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

And yet it is not moved!!!

By Marco De Marco / May 7, 2021

Your browser does not support HTML video. I translate from the source cited below:“NASA’s Martian helicopter Ingenuity took these images during its fourth flight, on April 30, 2021, using its navigation camera. The camera, which tracks surface features beneath the helicopter, takes images at a speed where the helicopter’s blades appear locked in place, despite making 21 full rotations between each image. In flight, the blades spin at 2537 rpm (revolutions per minute). The images are aligned entirely using Ingenuity’s on-board position tracking system highlighting the stability and accuracy of the navigation algorithm.” Clearly, I’m preparing a tasty follow-up! Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25890/black-and-white-view-of-ingenuitys-fourth-flight/ This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

And yet it is not moved!!!

By Marco De Marco / May 7, 2021

I translate from the source cited above:“NASA’s Martian helicopter Ingenuity took these images during its fourth flight, on April 30, 2021, using its navigation camera. The camera, which tracks surface features beneath the helicopter, takes images at a speed where the helicopter’s blades appear locked in place, despite making 21 full rotations between each image. In flight, the blades spin at 2537 rpm (revolutions per minute). The images are aligned entirely using Ingenuity’s on-board position tracking system highlighting the stability and accuracy of the navigation algorithm.” This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Ingenuity casts a shadow over NASA, too

By Marco De Marco / April 30, 2021

Your browser does not support HTML video. Ingenuity’s shadow is too sharp and the blades appear to us as if they were still or as if the photo had been taken with an exposure time too short compared to the possibilities of the camera that made it.What is actually behind this photo? Related Links: Black and White Image From Ingenuity’s Third Flight https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25852/black-and-white-image-from-ingenuitys-third-flight/ PIA24623: Black and White Image From Ingenuity’s Third Flight https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24623 Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstrator https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322311208_Mars_Helicopter_Technology_Demonstrator This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Ingenuity’s third flight is definitely interesting! I think it deserves a very close look at the way it performs the various maneuvers….

By Marco De Marco / April 26, 2021

What do you guys think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNx9hcrUpww This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.