New workspace after a drive on sol 4912 (see comments for details)
14d 21h ago by lemmy.world/u/paulhammond5155 in curiosityrover
This is a mosaic of 15 overlapping mages
Other images and drive data are in the comments
Front HazCam view of the workspace and beyond (looking south)
Map with 200 meter scale
Map with 20 meter scale
Post-Drive 360 degree NavCam panorama. This is assembled from 31 overlapping images using MS-ICE
The panorama is centered on the south
The size is 8192x2432 pixels
Details of the drive on sol 4912
That is a very interesting fault line just to the right of the center of the image. Makes you wonder what the cause and timeline were. Where did the rock layers on the right side end up?
Where did the rock layers on the right side end up?
The rover is parked on a gentle slope as it climbs higher up Mt Sharp.
If you check the HazCam view, there is a float rock closer to the rover. I'm not a geologist, but I assume that this could be a possible candidate for part of the the missing outcrop that slid down slope after it broke off by being undermined.
From what I've read, the science team believe that these sedimentary rocks in Gale crater were fractured when several kilometers of overburden were eroded out of the crater. Here's a link to a short video (<3 minutes) from JPL https://youtu.be/Q-uAz82sH-E
Thanks, that video answered my question. Geological timelines are as intriguing as the speed of light.
Geological timelines are as intriguing as the speed of light.
Glad to help
Last comment, you posted the details for the days drive for Perseverance not Curiosity. Thanks, I do enjoy the posts.
Perseverance not Curiosity
Thanks for the heads up :)