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science1 month ago•3 min saved

Perseverance crafts ultra-sharp panorama of Martian terrain from Falbreen

NASA’s Perseverance rover stitched 96 images from Falbreen into a high-resolution panorama captured by the Mastcam-Z camera, showing a rock on a sand ripple, a “float” rock, an abrasion patch drilled by the rover, and visible rover tracks. The enhanced-color view highlights terrain contrasts, while the natural-color view shows Mars’ rusty skies. The site may be among the oldest terrain the mission has explored, with lighter olivine-rich rocks and darker clay-bearing rocks indicating a diverse geological history.

via BBC Sky at Night Magazine|

#falbreen #mars #mastcam-z

space1 month ago•71 min saved

Mars rock stack photographed by Perseverance likely wind-sculpted

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an image on May 13 (Sol 1859) with the Mastcam-Z cameras showing a small stack of rocks on the Martian surface. Scientists say it’s more likely the stack formed by wind erosion (or ancient water exposing and splitting a rock) rather than a deliberate or human-made arrangement, fitting Mars’ wind-dominated geology.

via Space|

#mars #mastcam-z #perseverance

space3 years ago•1 min saved

Perseverance's Mastcam-Z captures Ingenuity's 47th takeoff on Mars.

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a video of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's 47th takeoff on March 9, 2023. The video shows the dust kicked up by the helicopter's rotors as it takes off and begins its 1,444-foot journey to the southwest. The Mastcam-Z imager aboard the rover captured the footage from a distance of 394 feet. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

via NASA Mars Exploration|

#ingenuity #mars #mastcam-z