Despite the fact that Curiosity is nuclear powered and so can work at night unlike previous Mars rovers, Curiosity isn't really designed to do so, so when we do get a sunset or night time image it's quite special. You can see the source at the bottom of the image.
Here's another epic Curiosity photo taken at twilight, except this time you can see the Martian moon Phobos in the sky, its shape is noticeably irregular. And here's another pretty picture because Curiosity's pictures are just awesome.
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As for a little status update on Curiosity since my last post? Well she's driven up onto Vera Rubin ridge and discovered a strange brand new type of rock that's purple, very laminated, and seems crystalline; it's very rich in the mineral Hematite. What this all means about the history of Mars and the habitability of Gale Lake we're not sure yet. Hopefully the scientists can get the drill up and running again in time to drill Vera Rubin Ridge before Curiosity moves on to the next location; a clay-rich valley nestled at the slopes of Mount Sharp.
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If you want to follow the mission closesly on a day-to-day basis, I suggest you check out unmannedspaceflight which goes much more in-depth then reddit or anywhere else you'll find on the internet.
What blows me away about these images is that they look like they could be taken in some desert on earth. Absolutely stunning that as we go about our lives we have rovers happily cruising along on another planet snapping pictures and chatting with the locals.
Pluto_and_Charon on November 26th, 2017 at 16:59 UTC »
Despite the fact that Curiosity is nuclear powered and so can work at night unlike previous Mars rovers, Curiosity isn't really designed to do so, so when we do get a sunset or night time image it's quite special. You can see the source at the bottom of the image.
Here's another epic Curiosity photo taken at twilight, except this time you can see the Martian moon Phobos in the sky, its shape is noticeably irregular. And here's another pretty picture because Curiosity's pictures are just awesome.
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As for a little status update on Curiosity since my last post? Well she's driven up onto Vera Rubin ridge and discovered a strange brand new type of rock that's purple, very laminated, and seems crystalline; it's very rich in the mineral Hematite. What this all means about the history of Mars and the habitability of Gale Lake we're not sure yet. Hopefully the scientists can get the drill up and running again in time to drill Vera Rubin Ridge before Curiosity moves on to the next location; a clay-rich valley nestled at the slopes of Mount Sharp.
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If you want to follow the mission closesly on a day-to-day basis, I suggest you check out unmannedspaceflight which goes much more in-depth then reddit or anywhere else you'll find on the internet.
lazyassdog on November 26th, 2017 at 17:02 UTC »
What blows me away about these images is that they look like they could be taken in some desert on earth. Absolutely stunning that as we go about our lives we have rovers happily cruising along on another planet snapping pictures and chatting with the locals.
What a time to be alive.
Weikardzaena on November 26th, 2017 at 18:09 UTC »
This isn't a false color image right? This is actually how it would look to us if we were standing on Mars at sunset?