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timmurleyart · 2 years

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Up in space for a better view. ✨🟣🌗🌟🌛🚀 🔴🪐 💫🌝

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rabbitcruiser · 4 months

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Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC on January 4, 2004.

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thursdayisbetterthanfriday · 10 months

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Organic molecules on Mars

Simple Research Summary:

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has found examples of organic minerals

Organic minerals aren’t linked directly to life itself, but are “building blocks of life”.

Geologists believe that:

There could have been several periods of deposition, leading to many different complex organic molecules

There could have been chemical alteration of minerals to create the molecules

Not definitive proof of life, but potentially shows life-linked minerals/chemicals exist on the planet.

#life on mars #life on mars?#mars rover #nasa #nasa rover #nasa mars rover #jezero crater #jezero #organic molecules on mars #mars #perseverance #perseverance rover

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aspaceinthecosmos · 3 months

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Haven't seen anything about Ingenuity on tumblr yet, so I guess I'll make a post about it

Ingenuity (sometimes called Ginny) was an companion craft to Perseverance, one of the rovers currently on Mars. As opposed to any of the past rovers, however, Ingenuity was a rotorcraft intended to fly above Mars' surface.

After landing on Mars in February of 2021 and completing its first flight on April 19th, 2021, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another planet. Its original goal was only 5 flights, but it well surpassed that number, logging 72 flights with over two hours of in-air time.

On January 18th, 2024, Ingenuity lost contact with Perseverance midway through a flight, and a few days later, NASA had confirmation that the rotors were damaged, leaving Ingenuity incapable of flight.

So long, Ingenuity. You did so much <3

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#just jupiter #aspaceinthecosmos #space #astronomy #outer space #mars #ingenuity #perseverance #mars rover #nasa

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deep-space-netwerk · 7 months

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Ask and you shall receive.

So do y'all know about Curiosity's wheels? They have these cool hole patterns!

The holes are ostensibly for tracking wheel slippage. The pattern is stamped in the Martian sand, and by taking a picture of the tracks and measuring the distance between the repeating hole marks, you can tell how much the wheels are slipping.

But the pattern isn't arbitrary! Curiosity (along with many many other NASA missions) was built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - or "JPL". While JPL is entirely federally funded and almost exclusively works on NASA missions, it's technically operated by Caltech, not NASA. When JPL was assembling Curiosity, they added some "JPL" decals to it along with the cool "Curiosity" label on the arm.

Well, NASA HQ found out and got mad. "You can't put those JPL stickers all over our rover!" they said, and made JPL scrape them all off.

JPL reluctantly complied, but definitely got the last laugh. No decals allowed? Well fine - the holes in Curiosity's wheels say "JPL" in Morse code. So every few feet, the name of the real creator of the rover is stamped into the surface of Mars!

#space #nasa #mars #curiosity #rover #space history #spost #plasmagiiica

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earhartsease · 2 years

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I ask once again: why is there no Mars rover called Areo Speedwagon

#areology #space exploration #nasa mars rover

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 8 months

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#NASA #Mars #Curiosity rover #planet #space #astronomy #astrophotography #religion is a mental illness

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theofficialastronomy101 · 1 month

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Earth as seen from planet Mars (Curiosity rover photography) credit to NASA.

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without-ado · 3 months

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A Trailblazing Duo:

January 17, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity's landing on Mars. The two of Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, landed on opposite sides of Mars and began exploring the planet. Since their landing, the rovers have sent more than 100,000 high-resolution, full-color images of the planet’s surface. Designed to last just 90 days, they exceeded expectations and changed the way we explore the Red Planet l more at NASA JPL

#space art #mars #Mars rover #Sprit and Opportunity #space #NASA #JPL #20 year anniversary #universe #planets #astronomy #solar system #the Red Planet

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roversrovers · 2 months

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Silly NASA Valentine's Day Cards

#nasa #space #moon #mars #mars rover #jwst #valentine's day #valentines day cards #my post

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lonestarflight · 3 months

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The Ingenuity Rover's Helicopter, nicknamed Ginny, is broken and alone

"In this most recent photo of Ingenuity, the dual-rotor 'copter can be seen motionless on a sandy dune in the background, as a barren, rocky Mars landscape fills the foreground.

The photo was taken on Feb. 4, 2024, at 1:05 p.m. local mean solar time, a little over two weeks since it suffered its mission-ending damage.

NASA and JPL's Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars as seen by the Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z camera on Feb. 4, 2024.

Ingenuity suffered damage to its rotors during a flight on Jan. 18 as it made a landing on a featureless, "bland" patch of sandy Martian landscape. The helicopter usually makes use of landscape features such as rocks to help it navigate, but its 72nd flight found the drone without visual cues.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is still analyzing the damage to Ingenuity's blades, but regardless of what JPL finds, the helicopter's mission has officially come to an end now that it's no longer capable of flight.

Ingenuity landed alongside its robotic companion, the Perseverance rover, on Feb. 18, 2021. When it took to the Martian skies in April 2021, Ingenuity made history by conducting the first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet.

The Ingenuity-Perseverance duo has been exploring an area known as Jezero Crater ever since, discovering signs of ancient bodies of water on the Red Planet that may have once harbored life billions of years ago. Ingenuity served as a scout for Perseverance, identifying areas of interest for the rover to explore.

In recent weeks as NASA and JPL have been coming to terms with the end of Ingenuity's groundbreaking mission, agency leaders have praised the helicopter and the teams behind it.

'We couldn't be prouder or happier with how our little baby has done,' said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity Project Manager at JPL, during a livestreamed tribute to the helicopter on Jan. 31. 'It's been the mission of a lifetime for all of us. And I wanted to say thank you to all of the people here that gave their weekends, their late nights. All the engineers, the aerodynamic scientists, the technicians who hand-crafted this aircraft.'

Tiffany Morgan, NASA's Mars Exploration Program Deputy Director, added that Ingenuity leaves behind a legacy that could pave the way for future aerial missions on other worlds.

This image, which shows the shadow of a damaged rotor on NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, was taken after its 72nd and final flight on Jan. 18, 2024 on the Red Planet.

'The NASA JPL team didn't just demonstrate the technology, they demonstrated an approach that if we use in the future will really help us to explore other planets and be as awe-inspiring, as amazing, as Ingenuity has been,' Morgan said during the livestream.

NASA is already developing another drone destined for another world, the nuclear-powered Dragonfly, to someday explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The agency expects Dragonfly to launch no earlier than 2028."

#Ingenuity #Ingenuity Rover #ingenuity helicopter #Ginny #Helicopter #Mars Helicopter #Mars Rover #Rover #Mars #NASA #JPL #February #2024 #my post

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rabbitcruiser · 1 year

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National Technology Day

National Technology Day on January 6th recognizes how technology changes the world and looks to the future of technology. Each year, from the wheel to smartphones, the day honors technological achievements that impact our daily lives.

Imagine the world without technology. In our daily lives, we can’t take a step without coming into contact with a form of it. Yet, the world is abuzz with technology!

Outside of the healthcare sector, tech jobs are among the strongest and fastest-growing divisions. And let’s face it, technology is at the center of most jobs these days. Some of the may places we encounter technology include:

Agriculture

Healthcare

Education

Entertainment

Foodservice

Security

We use technology to keep us organized, connected, healthy, and safe. Technology improves productivity and gives us insights into how the world works.

Apps

One area of the tech world that continues to advance and affect our lives is apps (short for applications). With the advent of smartphones, apps are way more than just games or photo editing. So if you haven’t made any resolutions yet, resolve to check out these trending apps:

AXEL – Files move or stream from one device straight to another. No stops along the way and no uploading. It removes the middlemen.

Circle of 6 – When talking about personal safety, this is a tool you might consider having. It is designed to quickly and discreetly get help in dangerous situations. Pre-written messages are sent to designated recipients by simply tapping twice, GPS location included.

Zombies, Run! – Exercise as a game. And zombies. It’s a zombie exercise game. If nothing else motivates you, maybe this will.

Communication

Another area where technology thrives is in the area of communications. We use various tools to communicate with people, and we use these tools a lot! Consider all the ways we convey a message in today’s world.

Telephone – Since the first “hello” traveled across a wire, telephones have kept us connected. Wires? Who needs wires today?

Email – Email is still relevant today. Beyond the spam, businesses rely on email to communicate with their employees and patrons. In addition, emails keep us connected to loved ones who don’t quite love the latest technologies.

Video – Video meetings have revolutionized how we stay connected. We keep in touch with family, attend school, speak to our doctors, and conduct business, all from a distance.

Text – Whether it’s a quick, short message, or a long conversation, text messages easily keep us connected.

Letter – Yes. People still write letters. Whether typed or written with old-fashioned technology like pen and paper, the letter still gets a message across.

Website – This technology produces a variety of messages. It’s a vehicle for ideas, news, and business.

Social media – Many different applications offer social media platforms to create, share and connect.

HOW TO OBSERVE TECHNOLOGY DAY

Explore the ways technology impacts your life. Every day, it continues to change the way we live and drive us further into the world of the future. Ways to celebrate include:

Exploring technologies of the past. Which ones would you bring back if you could?

Share your favorite technologies.

Discuss how technology improves your life.

Test out new technology.

Share your ideas for new technology.

Use #TechnologyDay on social media. Talk to someone about your technology ideas or find a way to bring your vision forward.

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY HISTORY

AXEL, a technology-based company, headquartered out of Las Vegas, founded National Technology Day. The Registrar at National Day Calendar declared National Technology Day in 2016.

Media Contacts

AXEL: Dmitry Kogosov | 702.948.9770

Technology FAQ

Q. How long has technology been around? A. Technology is older than the harnessing of fire. Anything that advances productivity is technology, including tools, medicines, techniques, and more.

Q. Is technology for everyone? A. Yes. With so many different kinds of technology, everyone uses, accesses, and even relies upon technology. Even those who live “off the grid” access technology of some sort. While some of the technology may be thousands of years old, those tools have become a survival necessity.

Q. What technological age are we in? A. The digital age began in the 1980s and continues today.

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cannibalcaprine · 9 months

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURIOSITY!

#nasa #curiosity rover #Mars

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mindblowingscience · 1 year

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More than just a shimmering stone, opal — which is rich in water — has now been found in Mars' Gale Crater by NASA's Curiosity Rover.

Martian water ice is abundant at the poles but not so much at the equator (where Gale Crater is located). NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the crater, had previously beamed back data from its DAN (Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons) (opens in new tab) spectrometer, which was then analyzed by a team of researchers. In both older and newer Curiosity images, they noticed fracture halos, rings of light-colored sediment, that stood out because of their color; further tests proved that the light rock was actually opal.

Because opal is predominately composed of water and silica, the presence of this mineral could mean that there was once enough water there to possibly make the depths of these cracks habitable. Furthermore, the opal currently on Mars may one day be able to be harvested for the water stored inside, offering a source of water for any crewed missions to the Red Planet.

#Science #Stem #Astronomy #Planetary Science #Nasa #Mars #Curiosity rover #opals #geology #search for life

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odinsblog · 1 year

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#space #mars #mars rover #nasa

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krakenmare · 7 months

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Opportunity Selfie on Mars (July 26, 2004)

#solar system #astronomy #astrophotography #outer space #nasa #space #thank you nasa #mars planet #mars #opportunity rover

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