r/Mars

This is a crater located at 10*N, -152.5*E

Opportunity holds record for most sols(Martian days)spent on Mars. It completed staggering 5,111 sols before massive dust storm permanently cut off its power 2018​.

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Operational statistics for top Mars rovers demonstrate their longevity:

Opportunity:5,111 sols(2004–18)

Curiosity:~4,900+sols(Active since 2012,& still exploring)

Perseverance:~1,850+sols(Active since 2021)

Spirit:2,208 sols(Active 2004–10)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars\_rover​ .

Raw data

Top photo

https://mars.nasa.gov/raw\_images/1594036/?site=msl

Second photo

https://mars.nasa.gov/raw\_images/1594038/?site=msl

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/IRAP/IAS/LPG

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More Raw data

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc%2Cinstrument\_sort+asc%2Csample\_type\_sort+asc%2C+date\_taken+desc&per\_page=50&page=2&mission=msl​

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery/time-lapse-compilation-of-mars-during-psyche-approach/

Captured by the multispectral imager instrument, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands near 15° south latitude.

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Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper left; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands near 15 degrees south latitude. The various colors in this dramatic scene are likely due to differences in the compositional properties of dust, sand, and bedrock in this ancient terrain. The image scale is around 2,200 feet (670 meters) per pixel.

The image was acquired with Imager A on May 15, 2026, at about 1:18 p.m. PDT, shortly after closest approach with the planet. The images have been processed into an enhanced-color view (to bring out color details beyond what the human eye can see) using red, green, and blue data from imager filters.

PIA26775 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-psyche-mission-images-mars-huygens-crater/

Ressources, overpopulation and this kinf of stuff sounds like problem that can be solved with cheaper "earth" solution considering the absurd amount of time, money and ressources needed to start a colony on Mars. I guess the Europeens were facing similar cost when colonizing America, but I still wonder if the need for Mars colonization is fundamentally realistic or not, on a socio-economic point of view ?

This observation is part of a long-running image campaign to aid in the classification and volume estimates of dunes in the U.S. Geological Survey global dune database. Sand dunes are among the most widespread wind features present on Mars. An earlier image from 2017 showed intresting height vs. ripple wavelength trends, but we need a digital terrain model to assess.

​​ID: ESP_076988_1165

​date: 29 December 2022

​altitude: 249 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076988_1165

​NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

This observation features dunes at high latitude with frost well into summer. This image footprint is in Planum Boreum at the South Pole of Mars. With this picture, we can acquire repeat observations to track changes over time.

ID: ESP_076979_2650

​date: 28 December 2022

​altitude: 319 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076979_2650

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

I’ve been fascinated by construction/farming/mining equipment since I was a little boy. I’ve spent so many hours drawing, modeling, and building them, that I have a mini garage full of options to choose from when setting up scenes.

I’m 50, and I have never stopped playing with toys.

The difference between me and 5 year old me, is I get to design and build my own now.

5 year old me would be so impressed.

Vehicles designed in 3ds max, 3d printed, hand painted. Terrain carved out of foam and plaster.

Martians tap in! https://pin.it/7srSG0pZd