At 19:04:32 UTC the Mastcam Right photographed this group of stratified rocks, some with a smooth surface and others particularly “rough”.The rock just below the center of the photo even seems to defy gravity, while it is probably simply a single body with the part below on which it seems only leaning. I think the impression that these are two separate rocks is due to their obvious morphological diversity.Also note the darker sand around the larger rocks and the ever-present colored spots.The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photo has undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg 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/msl-raw-images/msss/02717/mcam/2717MR0142210331200221C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 16:18:23 UTC the Mastcam Right has filmed the new excavation in the rock made by the Curiosity’s driller.This drilling, named “Edinburgh”, is 1.6 centimeters 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. It is clear that the simple observations made by the various orbiters would never be able to analyze rocks that, as in this case, are literally and totally encrusted by a reddish layer.The original image has undergone a reduction of noise due to Jpeg compression, white balance and a slight increase in microcontrast and chromatic saturation in order to make the colors more similar to what the human eye would see. Original image: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02711/mcam/2711MR0142000010305611E01_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 10:56:59 UTC Mastcam Left captured this beautiful Martian hillock, against the background of a clear blue sky.It’s 08:50:10 LTST (local solar time) and it really seems that in the early morning the sky tends to be quite clear, at least in this period.Also notice the turquoise hues on the rocks in the foreground, extending all the way to the hillside.The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photo has undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg 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/msl-raw-images/msss/02711/mcam/2711ML0141960241003806C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 15:57:23 UTC the Mastcam Left has taken again the inner rim of the Gale crater as in the previous photo of twelve days ago (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2775275522555623/). It is 14:20:58 LTST (local solar time) and the Sun has been soaring for a while at its maximum height above the horizon. No temperature data are available yet for this Sun, but until a few days ago the maximum ground temperatures were barely above 0°CYou can see a faint haze and cloud on the horizon, probably “normal” at this time of day, as can easily be seen in the previously taken photos.The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photo has undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg 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/msl-raw-images/msss/02710/mcam/2710ML0141950001003781C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 08:22:05 UTC and 08:22:21 UTC the Mastcam Right took two adjacent photos of stratified rocks in which the same detail has been blatantly censored!In the upper right corner of the left photo and in the upper left corner of the right photo, you can see a sort of double inverted L-shaped rectangle in which detail has been totally blurred in a blatantly malicious manner.Initially, when I saw the first image, I thought it was a transmission error, since sometimes it happens that some areas of the image are lost during the reception on Earth, but usually these lost areas are represented with black rectangular areas.Intrigued, I looked for an adjacent image in which there was the same detail to better understand why and possibly be able to see better what was hidden. Found the image I had to see that the same detail had been removed identically in both photos!If you consider that the detail in question is seen in totally different positions in the two photos, the probability that a transmission error has erased with such precision the same detail present in two different photos taken with different framings is practically nil!This is therefore a clear evidence of a deliberate act of censorship, a very serious act that has aroused in me a deep indignation that I hope you all share!Ask for an account of this scandalous fact to all “disseminators” of your knowledge; one cannot remain silent in front of something so evident.The original images are a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that have been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photos have undergone a reduction in noise due to Jpeg 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 08:22:05 UTC: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02700/mcam/2700MR0141341430405292C00_DXXX.jpg Original image 08:22:21 UTC: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/02700/mcam/2700MR0141341440405293C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

Your browser does not support HTML video. At 02:11:09 UTC (08:37:40 LTST, local daylight time) and 06:47:56 UTC (13:07:04 LTST, local daylight time), Mastcam Left filmed the inner rim of Gale crater, showing us obvious meteorological changes that occurred over a period of about four and a half hours.During this Sol, the ground reached a maximum temperature of +5°C, although only three days earlier the maximum temperature reached +14°C!A direct comparison of these two images, compared to the first photo, shows an increase in haze that has reduced the contrast and color saturation of the heights in the distance, as well as the appearance of a nice cloud on the horizon. In addition, the entire landscape appears slightly darker than in the morning photo, perhaps due to a thin cloud cover transiting in front of the Sun.If so, it would also explain the lower maximum temperatures in the last two days (see REMS Mars Weather: https://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/marsweather.html). Certainly Martian meteorology is a bit more dynamic than one would be led to believe, with clear and (relatively) warm days as well as more cloudy and mild days. Original post 02:11:09 UTC: https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2775064539243388/ Original post 06:47:56 UTC: https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2775275522555623/ This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 06:47:56 UTC the Mastcam Left has taken again the inner rim of the Gale crater as in the previous photo (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2775064539243388/). It is 13:07:04 LTST (local solar time) and the Sun has been soaring for a while at its maximum height above the horizon. The ground has reached its maximum temperature which in this Sol was +5°C, although only three days earlier the maximum temperature reached +14°C!Comparison with the previous image, taken in the early morning, shows an increase in haze that has reduced the contrast and color saturation of the heights in the distance, as well as the appearance of a nice cloud on the horizon. In addition, the entire landscape appears slightly darker than in the morning photo, perhaps due to a thin cloud cover transiting in front of the Sun.If so, it would also explain the lower maximum temperatures in the last two days (see REMS Mars Weather: https://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/marsweather.html). Certainly Martian meteorology is a bit more dynamic than one would be led to believe, with clear and (relatively) warm days as well as more cloudy and mild days.The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing.” In addition, the photo has undergone noise reduction due to Jpeg 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/msl-raw-images/msss/02698/mcam/2698ML0141210001003207C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.

At 02:11:09 UTC the Mastcam Left filmed the inner rim of the Gale crater with a clear blue sky.It is early morning, it is 08:37:40 LTST (local time) and the Sun has already risen for a couple of hours, thus beginning to warm the environment… Although the sky is clear, there is a slight haze that veils the green hills in the distance (see https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706/2737796982970144/). (Continued…)The original image is a black and white encoding of the Bayer mask that has been converted to color through a process called “debayering” or “demosaicing”. In addition, the photo has undergone a reduction of noise due to Jpeg 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/msl-raw-images/msss/02698/mcam/2698ML0141170001003180C00_DXXX.jpg This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.