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Paul Hammond<p>Perseverance Rover at &#39;Falbreen&#39;:</p><p>The rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this 360-degree panorama of an area nicknamed &quot;Falbreen&quot; on May 26, 2025 (Sol 1516) Ninety-six separate images were stitched together to make the panorama.</p><p>Check out the 3 full size versions of this panorama along with all the details on <a href="https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26644" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cata</span><span class="invisible">log/PIA26644</span></a></p><p>Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS</p><p><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/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>M2020</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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>That name, Witch Hazel Hill, was quite fitting, after all. Here is her witchcraft spherulite hat. Or, is this Gandalf's hat?</p><p>Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT+LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking E (99°) from RMC 78.0000<br>Sol 1585, LMST: 12:34:35</p><p>Cross-eyed 3D pair</p><p>One original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01585/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1585_0807648312_113EBY_N0780000ZCAM04194_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01585/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1585_0807648312_113EBY_N0780000ZCAM04194_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>So, you said you liked Martian spherules?</p><p>Processed, hand-stitched SUPERCAM_RMI pairs<br>looking E (96°) from RMC 78.0000<br>Sol 1585, LMST: 11:14:47</p><p>One original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01585/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1585_0807643426_313EBY_N0780000SCAM04585_0070I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01585/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1585_0807643426_313EBY_N0780000SCAM04585_0070I6J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Simeon Schmauß<p>Just a few hours ago, the Perseverance rover captured this afternoon view of some wispy clouds above the Nili Planum region on Mars. </p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rkCrHu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rkCrHu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Clouds</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>It&#39;s been a rough path at times, but she&#39;s still traversing. </p><p>Post-drive NavCam acquired August 3, 2025 (mission sol 4619). </p><p>Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>Stereo3D views captured today 70 minutes apart, under different lighting conditions, by Perseverance</p><p>To go 3D: for each stereo pairs, eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> Aug. 3, 2025 - Sol 1583 <br>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stereo3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stereo3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereoscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stereoscopy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sol1583" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sol1583</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerseveranceRover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>A lump of spherules on the ground in front of the rock</p><p>Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT+MCZ_RIGHT cross-eyed 3D, FL: 110mm<br>looking WSW (241°) from RMC 77.4840<br>Sol 1583, LMST: 11:21:33</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01583/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1583_0807466217_394EBY_N0774840ZCAM09645_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01583/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1583_0807466217_394EBY_N0774840ZCAM09645_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Glistering in the Martian morning</p><p>Processed SUPERCAM_RMI<br>looking NE (51°) from RMC 77.4840<br>Sol 1582, LMST: 11:11:19</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01582/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1582_0807376889_229EBY_N0774840SCAM04582_0090I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01582/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1582_0807376889_229EBY_N0774840SCAM04582_0090I6J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sharponlooker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sharponlooker</span></a></span> <br>Thank you for posting such interesting papers. 👍 </p><p>Here is ExoMars/Rosalind Franklin's instrument suite, from the paper:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExoMars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExoMars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RosalindFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RosalindFranklin</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>A new location for Curiosity rover, after its 26 meter drive during its mission Sol 4614 (July 30, 2025). <br />Attached is a post-drive workspace mosaic assembled from overlapping MastCam images, the data from the drive, and a screenshot of the traverse map (with scale) showing the path of this drive (yellow line), as it continues to explore the &#39;Boxwork&#39; structures on Mt Sharp. </p><p><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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</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>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PhilStooke</span></a></span> <br>We've had a lot of fun with Optimuses on Mars in the past 😃. Unlimited potential…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snakeoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snakeoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optimus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optimus</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Curiosity Blog for Sols 4614-4615: Driving Along the Boxwork released on July 29, 2025.</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4614-4615-driving-along-the-boxwork/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosit</span><span class="invisible">y-blog-sols-4614-4615-driving-along-the-boxwork/</span></a></p><p><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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blog</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>A drive for Curiosity rover on its mission sol 4612. Attached is a post-drive workspace mosaic assembled from 15 overlapping Bayer reconstructed MastCam images, the detailed data from the drive, and a screenshot of the traverse map (with scale) showing the path of the recent drive (yellow line) as it navigates through the interesting &#39;Boxwork&#39; terrain on Mt Sharp. </p><p>Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</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>Spheres in the Sand: Perseverance rover science team blog released on July 29, 2025.</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blog/spheres-in-the-sand/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blog/spheres-</span><span class="invisible">in-the-sand/</span></a></p><p><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/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>M2020</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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blog</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>New location for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> at its Martian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/utopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utopia</span></a>. The new location and path are educated guesses.</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_LEFT mosaic<br>looking NNE (28°) from RMC 77.3142<br>Sol 1576, LMST: 15:28:32</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01576/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1576_0806860085_477ECM_N0773142NCAM03576_01_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01576/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1576_0806860085_477ECM_N0773142NCAM03576_01_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> moved to a new location close by. The image shows my prediction for its next target (ellipse).</p><p>EDIT: Updated map, but it looks like it needs some CRS work after my recent change to the new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiRise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiRise</span></a> imagery.</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled mosaic NAVCAM_RIGHT<br>looking S (180°) from RMC 77.1512<br>Sol 1570, LMST: 14:06:00</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01570/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1570_0806322349_942ECM_N0771512NCAM03569_04_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima</span><span class="invisible">ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01570/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1570_0806322349_942ECM_N0771512NCAM03569_04_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Circular agricultural structures near Tabarjal, in the barren desert of northern Saudi Arabia.</p><p>The circles, each approximately one kilometre wide, are formed by central-pivot irrigation systems. These consist of a well at the centre of each circle, which supplies water from underground aquifers to rotating sprinklers. This type of irrigation helps farmers manage water in a more sustainable way to conserve this precious resource.</p><p>More:<br><a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/07/Earth_from_Space_Circles_in_the_desert" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/Earth_from_Space_Circles_in_the_desert</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sentinel1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sentinel1</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>It may have moved, but Perseverance rover managed to abrade some of the targets weathered surface for further investigation. Here&#39;s two images from Sol 1567 (July 17, 2025), a processed NavCam tile (for context), and a close-up of the patch from the SHERLOC WATSON camera (mounted on the turret next to the drill). For scale the patch has a diameter of about 2 inches (5 cm) - Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><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/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>M2020</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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Pushing a rock around on Mars! Time lapse from Perseverance Rover&#39;s HazCam (timestamps included). Watch closely, to see the movement of the shadows from the robotic arm, the rock, the sand grains, the drill mechanism, and the dust all moving around. Animation of 15 images taken about 1 minute apart, the duration was about 13 minutes on sol 1565 (July 15, 2025).</p><p><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/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>M2020</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/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GIF</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PhilStooke</span></a></span> <br>Canals existed on Mars not when people imagined seeing them in the early days of telescopes, but in the 22nd century.</p><p>In a strange perturbation of time, as it frequently happens when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> is involved, one of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>'s Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group (HEM-SAG) proposed landings near crater Pendicton was just 365 km away from the exit of the Soletta Canal, which was burnt into the ground by a huge orbiting mirror made from reflective solar sails.<br>🙃</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KSR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>
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