MARS: CURIOSITY u krateru GALE Vol II.

sol 1792 ...snimak s left Mastcam(M-34)

selfie...

Snimljeno ubrzo nakon spuštanja na Mars...bez praha, nov novcat.  
Radi se o kameri MAHLI, koja može snimati kao mikroskop ili čak panorame.
U pozadini, pravo, (udaljenost cca 70 km) vidimo istočni rub kratera.
Desno (jug) je dio Mt Sharp, u čijem podnožju se sad nalazi rover.

sol 1793...

Ručno (približno!) White-balaced  s Fotoscape!

Sve što vidimo na Marsu je kombinirano djelo vode-vjetra s pijeskom-toplotne promjene.
Teško je razlikovati šo je utjecaj vode, a što su učinci vjetra, jer su oboje u fludi.
Na osnovu matematičkih i fizikalnih modela se predviđa da se voda na Marsu zadržala
cca 150 milijuna godina. Ujedno se kaže Mars je ipak drugi planet i tu se moglo svašta
događati, što mi danas ne možemo sasvim razumjeti. Kad gledamo svo ovo kamenje
izbliza oči i mozak nam uvijek vide oblike(nešto)  kojih smo vični ovdje na Zemlji. 
To zna djelovati zavajajuće čak i na znanstvenike. Slike marsove površine iz orbitera su
posebno nezahvalne za tumačenje...Tako se, recimo, do nedavno poznate "gully" tumačilo
kao djelo tekuće vode, a danas se to već stavlja pod sumnju. Upravo se (vidi temu Opportunity)
in-situ istražuje jedan takav "gully".
Gully ne znam precesti na hr, možda vododerina?

Pritisneš Enlarge image ++ i na kraju view...i tako dođeš do originalne veličine foto. (fullsize ne da maksimalno veliku fotografiju).

sol 1794

Sol 1795: Skirting around Vera Rubin Ridge

Written by Lauren Edgar on 08.23.2017



NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Right Navigation Cameras (Navcams) on Sol 1794 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity is now tantalizingly close to climbing up Vera Rubin Ridge. For the past several weeks we have been skirting around the ridge, documenting sedimentary structures and bedrock composition along the way as we work toward our intended ascent route. Today's plan provided another opportunity for touch-and-go contact science, followed by a ~31 m drive. I'll be on duty later this week to help with planning the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign and acting as SOWG chair, so it was helpful to dial in to planning to prepare for my upcoming shifts.

The plan starts with MAHLI and APXS observations of the target "Agamenticus" to characterize a typical block of bedrock. ChemCam and Mastcam will also document the target, and then we'll acquire a long distance ChemCam RMI mosaic of a contact between bright and dark rocks in part of the ridge. We'll also take a Mastcam super-resolution mosaic to test its ability to bring out more detail. Mastcam will also acquire images of "Medrick Rock" and "Bibb Rock" to assess stratification and color variations. Then Curiosity will drive, and acquire post-drive imaging. The real challenge today was the limited downlink available, so the team had to think carefully about the priorities of post-drive imaging in order to prepare for tomorrow's plan. In the afternoon Curiosity will also acquire a ChemCam AEGIS target, a Mastcam tau, and a Navcam zenith movie. I'm looking forward to my upcoming shifts and the last imaging stop before we start making our way up the ridge!

sol 1795

Snimljeno jučer(sol 1795)...Daljinski ChemCam mozaik dijela područja Vera Rubin Ridge.

Jedan prijedlog budućeg kretanja (jedan znalac-Fernando, UMS forum) ...s crvenom linijom bih se mogao složit.