eyes-on-exoplanets

Friday, January 17, 2025

Mars Perseverance Sol 1382: Left & Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) stitch

 

Mars Perseverance Sol 1382: Left & Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) stitch

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired these images using its onboard Left & Right Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving.

Images acquired on Jan. 8, 2025 (Sol 1382) at the local mean solar time of 09:26:08.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4417 (2025-01-08T11:17:38.000Z) to (2025-01-08T11:18:50.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4417 (2025-01-08T11:19:23.000Z) to (2025-01-08T11:19:48.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4417 (2025-01-08T11:20:28.000Z) to (2025-01-08T11:20:40.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

 

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4417 (2025-01-08T14:39:01.000Z) to (2025-01-08T14:40:40.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sol 4417: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4417 (2025-01-08T14:41:16.000Z) to (2025-01-08T14:44:24.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

BepiColombo Mercury

Mercury



MISSIONHOSTINSTRUMENTPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)
BepiColomboMMOMDMH. Shibata (Kyoto University, Japan)
  MGFW. Baumjohann (Austrian Space Science, Austria), A. Matsuoka (ISAS, JAXA, Japan)
  MPPEY. Saito (ISAS, Japan), M. Hirahara (Japan), J-A Sauvaud (IRAP, France), A. Coates (MSSL / UCL, UK), D. Delcourt (France)
  MSASII. Yoshikawa (University of Tokyo, Japan), O. Korablev (IKI, Russia)
  PWIY. Kasaba (Tohoku University, Japan), H. Kojima (Kyoto University, Japan), S. Yagitani (Kanazawa University, Japan), J.-L. Bougeret (Observatoire de Paris, France), L. Blomberg (KTH, Sweden), H. Matsumoto (Kyoto University, Japan)
 MPOBELAN. Thomas (University of Bern, Switzerland), T. Spohn (DLR, Germany)
  ISAV. Iafolla (INAF-IAPS, Italy)
  MAGD. Heyner (TU Braunschweig, Germany), C. Carr (Imperial College London, UK)
  MERTISH. Hiesinger (University of Münster, Germany), J. Helbert (DLR, Germany)
  MGNSI. Mitrofanov (IKI, Russia), L. Gurtvits (JIVE, The Netherlands)
  MIXSE. Bunce (University of Leicester, UK)K. Muinonen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
  MOREL. Iess (University of Rome, Italy), S. Asmar (JPL, USA)
  PHEBUSE. Quemerais (LATMOS, France), S. Okano (Tohoku University, Japan), O. Korablev (IKI, Russia)
  SERENAS. Orsini (INAF-IAPS, Italy), S. A. Livi (SWRI, USA), S. Barabash (IRF, Sweden), H. Lichtenegger (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria)
  SIMBIO-SYSG. Cremonese (INAF, Italy), F. Capaccioni (INAF-IAPS, Italy), P. Palumbo (INAF, Italy), Y. Langevin (IAS, France), A. Doressoundiram (LESIA, France)
  SIXSEmilia Kilpua (University of Helsinki, Finland), M. Grande (Aberystwyth University, UK)

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Sol 4416: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

 

Sol 4416: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4416 (2025-01-07T12:38:05.000Z) to (2025-01-07T12:42:16.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Sol 4416: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4416 (2025-01-07T12:43:21.000Z) to (2025-01-07T12:46:10.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Mars Perseverance Sol 1381: Right Mastcam-Z Camera

likely desert varnish colony

cyanobacteria or a similar desert varnish microorganism

Mars Perseverance Sol 1381: Right Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Jan. 7, 2025 (Sol 1381) at the local mean solar time of 11:29:32.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU


Mars Perseverance Sol 1381: Right Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Jan. 7, 2025 (Sol 1381) at the local mean solar time of 11:25:05.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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OCCURRENCE OF ROCK VARNISH AT YUNGAY, ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2007/pdf/2251.pdf

Evidence of a microbial community associated with rock varnish at Yungay, Atacama Desert, Chile https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2007JG000677

Life on the Edge: Microbes in Rock Varnish https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1570605


Mars Perseverance Sol 1381: Right & Left Mastcam-Z Camera stitch

 

Mars Perseverance Sol 1381: Right & Left Mastcam-Z Camera stitch

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired these images using its Right & Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

Images acquired on Jan. 7, 2025 (Sol 1381) at the local mean solar time of 16:04:36.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Mars Perseverance Sol 1380: Right & Left Mastcam-Z Camera

 

Mars Perseverance Sol 1380: Right & Left Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired these images using its Right & Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

Images acquired on Jan. 6, 2025 (Sol 1380) at the local mean solar time of 14:21:29.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Monday, January 6, 2025

Sol 4414: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

 

Sol 4414: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4414 (2025-01-05T12:08:29.000Z) to (2025-01-05T12:11:32.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sol 4414: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4414 (2025-01-05T12:06:23.000Z) to (2025-01-05T12:08:03.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sol 4414: Left Navigation Camera stitch

 

Sol 4414: Left Navigation Camera stitch

Images taken by NAV_LEFT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4414 (2025-01-05T12:18:38.000Z) to (2025-01-05T12:19:55.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sol 4414: Left Navigation Camera stitch

Images taken by NAV_LEFT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4414 (2025-01-05T11:58:02.000Z) to (2025-01-05T12:15:47.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Mars Perseverance Sol 1374: Left & Right Mastcam-Z Camera

 

Mars Perseverance Sol 1374: Left & Right Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left & Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Dec. 31, 2024 (Sol 1374) at the local mean solar time of 11:41:06.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Mars Perseverance Sol 1374: Right Mastcam-Z Camera stitch

Mars Perseverance Sol 1374: Right Mastcam-Z Camera stitch

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired these images using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

Images acquired on Dec. 31, 2024 (Sol 1374) at the local mean solar time of 11:41:47 to 11:53:00.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP

Sol 4408: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

 

Sol 4408: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Images taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4408

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Assembled by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Additional editing with GIMP