Paul Hammond<p>Another day on Mars, another drive for Perseverance rover. This drive was completed during mission sol 1472 April 11, 2025). Arriving at site 72.0. </p><p>Attached is a roughly processed / cropped post-drive L-NavCam composite image from 6 tiles, the drive data, and screen capture of the updated mission map. The traverse distance was 14.5 meters (47.5 ft) due west. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a></p>
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Paul Hammond<p>Data & map for the move on sol 1463<br />Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover mission update for Sols 4481-4483 - Humber Pie: </p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4481-4483-humber-pie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-448</span><span class="invisible">1-4483-humber-pie/</span></a></p><p>Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity rover used its arm mounted MAHLI camera to capture close up images of one of the knobby/bumpy rocks in its workspace on sol 4479. Attached is an animated GIF using three focus stacked images that were acquired by moving the rover's robotic arm between images. The camera standoff was 25/30cm from the target which provides us with an scene width of ~15cm. Credits:NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Another day, another drive for Perseverance rover. This short drive was completed during mission sol 1445 (March 14, 2025). Arriving at site 70.0. </p><p>Attached is a roughly processed post-drive 4-tile L-NavCam image, the drive data and screen capture of the mission map. The dogleg traverse distance was just 6.45 meters (~21 ft) west-northwest. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover: A 'Bump' on sol 4478 'to get the rover in an ideal position to analyze and characterize a rock with a knobby/bumpy texture that appears quite different from the typical surrounding bedrock'. Post drive NavCam, Drive data & Traverse map (with scale). Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover mission update for Sols 4477-4478</p><p>Bumping Back to Business: </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4477-4478-bumping-back-to-business/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-447</span><span class="invisible">7-4478-bumping-back-to-business/</span></a></p><p>Substituted image - Sol 4477 MAHLI mosaic. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover mission update for Sols 4475-4476 </p><p>Even the Best-Laid Plans: </p><p>Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4475-4476-even-the-best-laid-plans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-447</span><span class="invisible">5-4476-even-the-best-laid-plans/</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover mission update for Sols 4473-4474: </p><p>So Many Rocks, So Many Textures!</p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4473-4474-so-many-rocks-so-many-textures/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-447</span><span class="invisible">3-4474-so-many-rocks-so-many-textures/</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity's latest workspace imaged on mission sol 4471 (March 5, 2025 ) after a drive of 19.6 meters (64.4 ft). This composite image is roughly assembled from 15 overlapping L-MastCam subframe images, the images were Bayer reconstructed prior to assembly. <br />Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Perseverance Rover Mission Update.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SampleReturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SampleReturn</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sealing-the-deal/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sealing-</span><span class="invisible">the-deal/</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity continues to make steady progress through the upper sulfate unit and toward its next major science waypoint. The drive of ~19.6 meters (64ft) is shown on the map, with the details in the table. The monochrome image from one of its NavCam's shows the rover's new robotic arm workspace that it reached on sol 4471 (March 5, 2025) Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover mission update for sols 4471-4472: Marching Through the Canyon. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4471-4472-marching-through-the-canyon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-447</span><span class="invisible">1-4472-marching-through-the-canyon/</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Sols 4468-4470: A Wintry Mix of Mars Science </p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4468-4470-a-wintry-mix-of-mars-science/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-446</span><span class="invisible">8-4470-a-wintry-mix-of-mars-science/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover's latest workspace after a drive to the south of ~37 meters (120 ft) during Sol 4469. By the end the drive it had climbed nearly 4 meters (13 ft). The detailed data from the drive are attached as is a screenshot from the mission traverse map (with scale) and a post-drive L-NavCam image featuring the robotic arm workspace.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity's latest workspace imaged on mission sol 4464 (February 25, 2025 ) after a drive of ~26 meters (85 feet). . The workspace covers an area about 2 meters (~6.5 feet) across, and shows details within the workspace accessible to the instruments and tools on the rover's 2 meter-long robotic arm. Also attached is the drive data and an updated map with scale.<br />Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars - We now have the Bayer reconstructed left side mast camera images of the sol 4462 robotic arm workspace (reached February 23, 2025). Attached is a rough mosaic of those 15 overlapping frames, the drive data and a screen capture of the mission map (with scale) at the new location. The drive data is imported from JPL's waypoints URL</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> </p><p>Credits: NASA.JPL-Caltech/MSSS/UofA/fredk</p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars - We have the left side mast camera images of the sol 4456 robotic arm workspace. Attached is a mosaic of the 15 overlapping frames, the drive data and a screen capture of the mission map. The drive data is imported from JPLs waypoints URL, using LibreOffice Calc.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> </p><p>Credits: NASA.JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk</p>
Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars - Curiosity rover continues its traverse towards the west-southwest with another drive of ~35 meters. Attached is a post-drive left side navigation camera image of its new workspace, the drive data and a screen capture of the mission map (with scalebar), the sol 4452 traverse is highlighted by a yellow path. </p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Rover's robotic arm workspace after its drive of 23 meters during mission sol 4442. A mosaic of 15 overlapping L-MastCam Bayer reconstructed frames, roughly assembled in MS-ICE.<br /> <br />Also attached is the drive data extracted from JPL's JSON URLs.</p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarrocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Data</span></a></p><p>Edit: replaced the incorrect data page</p>
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