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Paul Hammond<p>Meanwhile on Mars:<br>Sol 1458 SHERLOC WATSON camera image. Are we looking at a load test with the abrasion tool? Possible marks from the abrasion tool in the image center, and marks from the drill's support posts on either side? Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/M2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M2020</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>
Paul Hammond<p>Sol 1456 - Abrasion tool activity imaged by one of the rover's HazCam's </p><p>NASA/JPL-Caltech.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarsRover</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Can such technology be used on Mars from now on? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InSight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InSight</span></a> would still be alive had it been equipped with such a dust shield.</p><p>"NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded on March 16."</p><p>Before/after animation in the article:</p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-dust-shield-successfully-repels-lunar-regolith-on-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-d</span><span class="invisible">ust-shield-successfully-repels-lunar-regolith-on-moon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>That "wasp nest" we saw the other day? <a href="https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/114208058798898710" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/114</span><span class="invisible">208058798898710</span></a></p><p>Here it is again, under examination after been zapped by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a>'s laser.</p><p>Processed MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm and<br>SUPERCAM_RMI<br>looking WNW (288°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1457, LMST: 11:51:00</p><p>Originals:<br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01457/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1457_0796282379_956EBY_N0710056ZCAM09518_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01457/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1457_0796282379_956EBY_N0710056ZCAM09518_1100LMJ01.png</span></a><br><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01457/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1457_0796280843_020EBY_N0710056SCAM02457_0050I6J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01457/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1457_0796280843_020EBY_N0710056SCAM02457_0050I6J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>The kind of rock <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> went out on a l̶i̶m̶b̶ cliff to examine:</p><p>Processed, leveled MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking W (268°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1456, LMST: 11:36:20</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01456/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1456_0796192807_456EBY_N0710056ZCAM09516_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01456/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1456_0796192807_456EBY_N0710056ZCAM09516_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hera</span></a> asteroid mission tested self-driving technique at Mars</p><p>As <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> ’s Hera planetary defence mission flew past planet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> it autonomously locked onto dozens of impact craters and other prominent surface features to track them over time, in a full-scale test of the self-driving technology that the spacecraft will employ to navigate around its target asteroids.</p><p>(NOTE: no AI BS mentioned anywhere in the article.)</p><p><a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/03/Hera_s_autonomous_surface_feature_tracking_during_Mars_flyby" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/Hera_s_autonomous_surface_feature_tracking_during_Mars_flyby</span></a></p><p>Animation </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Didymos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Didymos</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>So, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> going out on a limb wasn't an accident, but was due to a strong desire to closely examine that rock at the edge of the cliff.</p><p>Edited: Here's what has just arrived from Mars, showing the robotic arm abrading the rock. This must be the most awkward abrasion in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> mission, so far 😬 </p><p>Leveled FRONT_HAZCAM_RIGHT mosaic<br>looking W (271°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1456, LMST: 13:43:21</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01456/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1456_0796200655_540ECM_N0710056FHAZ00911_10_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01456/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1456_0796200655_540ECM_N0710056FHAZ00911_10_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>A kiss</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssociation</span></a> </p><p>Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking NW (312°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 10:24:28</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1454_0796010826_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1454_0796010826_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Hard to believe someone would intentionally place a $2.75 billion rover that close to the edge of a cliff; the front right wheel appears to be less than 0.5m from the edge.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a>'s team have been overly cautious with the rover so far, and the condition of its "tires" is a testament to their very careful handling of the hardware.</p><p>So there must be a reason for what we see in this cross-eyed 3D composition.</p><p>NAVCAM images</p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Goats will always be goats, whether on Mars or on Terra </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssociation</span></a> 😀 🙃</p><p>Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm<br>looking NNW (335°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 10:23:18</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796010762_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796010762_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Here's another beauty, about 2m away from the rover: </p><p>Processed, leveled, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm<br>looking NW (316°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 10:31:50</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796011288_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796011288_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Is that solidified lava? Molten regolith created by the Jezero meteor impact? IANAG, but I suspect even those who are are scratching their heads at present.</p><p>Processed, leveled MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm<br>looking NW (318°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 10:15:34</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796010287_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1454_0796010287_081EBY_N0710000ZCAM09515_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>And the new location of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a>, right at the edge of Broom's Point.</p><p>Made with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QGIS</span></a> using data from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MMGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMGIS</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGS</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiRISE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HiRISE</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CliffHanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliffHanger</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>The other wheels are also about 1m from the edge of the cliff.</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled, cropped NAVCAM_LEFT mosaic<br>looking NNE (26°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 13:01:28</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1454_0796020524_612ECM_N0710056NCAM02454_01_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1454_0796020524_612ECM_N0710056NCAM02454_01_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CliffHanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliffHanger</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>This has never been done before by a rover on Mars!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> at the very edge of the Broom's Point cliff. Literally, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CliffHanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliffHanger</span></a> .</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled, cropped FRONT_HAZCAM_RIGHT_A<br>looking W (272°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 12:44:54</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1454_0796019503_159ECM_N0710056FHAZ02008_12_095J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FRF_1454_0796019503_159ECM_N0710056FHAZ02008_12_095J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Cliff hanger</p><p>Processed, undistorted, leveled NAVCAM_RIGHT mosaic<br>looking NW (314°) from RMC 71.0056<br>Sol 1454, LMST: 12:59:03</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01454/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1454_0796020375_613ECM_N0710056NCAM02454_04_195J01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01454/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1454_0796020375_613ECM_N0710056NCAM02454_04_195J01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Zeitgeisty Aphorisms<p>Those who ignore <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> ignore <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a>.</p>
65dBnoise<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sharponlooker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sharponlooker</span></a></span> <br>This is the rock, about 5.5cm wide, ~1.5m horizontal distance from the Mastcam-Z camera, which is tilted 52° down.</p><p>Processed MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking WNW (284°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1453, LMST: 11:59:13</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01453/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1453_0795927863_973EBY_N0710000ZCAM09512_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01453/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1453_0795927863_973EBY_N0710000ZCAM09512_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>This too.</p><p>Processed, levled MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm<br>looking NNW (341°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1453, LMST: 12:18:44</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01453/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1453_0795929099_784EBY_N0710000ZCAM04099_1100LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01453/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1453_0795929099_784EBY_N0710000ZCAM04099_1100LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Are those vents? Sub-millimeter in size, but still…</p><p>Processed SHERLOC_WATSON<br>looking down (-72°) from RMC 71.0000<br>Sol 1453, LMST: 15:52:28</p><p>Original: <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01453/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1453_0795942288_304EBY_N0710000SRLC00660_0000LMJ01.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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/01453/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1453_0795942288_304EBY_N0710000SRLC00660_0000LMJ01.png</span></a></p><p>Credit: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars2020</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
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