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APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:06 am
by APOD Robot
Late Afternoon on Mars
Explanation: Shadows grow long near sunset in this wide panoramic view from the
Curiosity rover on Mars. Made with Curiosity's navcam, the scene covers about 200 degrees from north through east to south (left to right), stitched together from frames taken by the Mars rover on sol 2616.
That's just Earth date December 16. Curiosity is perched on top of a plateau
on Western Butte. The distant northern rim of Gale crater is visible along the left. Near center is
Central Butte, already visited by Curiosity. On the right, the shadow of the rover seems to stretch toward the base of Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp),
a future destination. The monochrome navcam frames have been colorized to approximate the colors of the late martian afternoon.
Re: APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:10 am
by Boomer12k
Outstanding...
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Re: APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:19 am
by Tszabeau
Those are interesting mounds at 12:00.
Re: APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:15 pm
by orin stepanek
I take it that the Mars calendar has 26 months? Just going by the 2616 Date!
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Re: APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:05 pm
by TheZuke!
Re: APOD: Late Afternoon on Mars (2019 Dec 20)
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:18 pm
by neufer
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:15 pm
I take it that the Mars calendar has 26 months? Just going by the 2616 Date!
Of course the 2616 "Date" represents the 2616 Martian day (~2688 Earth day) of Curiosity's sojourn.
(A Martian year does represent 25.625 Earth months, however, and would end on the 26th month.)
Follow the Ice
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:55 pm
by neufer