Mars landscape showcased in new portraits taken by Curiosity rover
The rover Curiosity has captured a stunning new mosaic revealing dramatic and colorful hues of morning and afternoon light on the surface of Mars. Video above: Experts warn that humans are destroying Mars and could jeopardize future missions. – A white navigation camera to capture a panorama of the Markerband Valley before leaving the site on 8 April. One panorama was captured at 9:20 AM and the other at 3:40 PM local Mars time. The black-and-white panorama captures how the landscape looks different at his two different times of the day, adding color. Post-processing by NASA team. Blue light indicates morning and yellow light indicates afternoon. This image resembles another postcard Curiosity took of him in November 2021. afternoon,” said Doug Ellison, a Curiosity engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in a statement. “He shoots two hours of the day, like a stage, with lights coming in from the left and right, creating dark shadows. But instead of stage lighting, he relies on the sun,” Ellison says. said Mr. The Mars Exploration Team’s rover camera lead planned for Curiosity to capture panoramas and process the images to create new mosaics. Curiosity explores the base of the 3-mile (5-kilometer) high Mount Sharp. Located in the heart of Gale Crater since it landed in 2012. In the image you can see the marker band his valley beyond the rover trail. There, robotic explorers unexpectedly discover evidence of an ancient lake. Shadows are more pronounced in the image because the panorama was taken. “Mars shadows are sharper and deeper when there is less dust, and softer when there is more dust,” Ellison said.
The Curiosity rover has captured a stunning new mosaic that reveals dramatic and colorful hues of morning and afternoon light on the surface of Mars.
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Before leaving the scene on April 8, the robotic explorer used a black-and-white navigation camera to capture a panorama of the Markerband Valley. One panorama was captured at 9:20 AM and the other at 3:40 PM (both local Mars time).
The black-and-white panorama captures how the landscape looks different at two different times of the day, and color was added in post-processing by NASA’s team. Blue light indicates morning and yellow light indicates afternoon.
Image similar to another postcard Taken by Curiosity in November 2021.
“Anyone who has visited a national park can see a different view in the morning than in the afternoon,” Doug Ellison, Curiosity Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement. I know,” he said. “He shoots two hours in a day, and the lights come in from the left and right like a stage, creating dark shadows. But instead of stage lighting, he relies on the sun.”
Ellison, the rover camera leader for the Mars Exploration Team, planned for Curiosity to take panoramas and process the images to create new mosaics.
Since it landed in 2012, Curiosity has been exploring the foothills of the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer) Mount Sharp at the center of Gale Crater. In the image, the Marker Band Valley can be seen beyond the rover’s trail.adventurer Evidence of an ancient lake was unexpectedly discovered.
Shadows are more pronounced in this image because the panorama was taken in Gale Crater during the winter when dust in the air approaches the surface.
“Mars shadows are sharper and deeper when there is less dust, and softer when there is more dust,” Ellison said.
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