This image was taken by the MAHLI camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4986 (16 August 2026)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
4986 Sols on Mars - Penny for your thoughts :)
This image was taken by the MAHLI camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4986 (16 August 2026)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
10 Comments
mrfriki@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 14d
Actually a thinner layer of dust than I spected.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 14d
Since there is wind and the rover is moving, it probably blows away some of the dust.
paulhammond5155@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 13d
It's been dustier in the past (a few times), it all depends on the amount of wind (the winds are seasonal) :)
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 14d
That penny was probably pretty shiny before it got there.
paulhammond5155@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 13d
It was... It was cleaned before launch. Here is a photo of it after cleaning..
Abyssian@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 14d
We should launch an updated rover today and send the actual severed head of whomever the US President happens to be today, so that they might live on forever in history and a series of fun and festive calibration photos.
If whoever the current President happens to be doesn't understand the important scientific value in this, I've been told that Obama has volunteered to let us use his head instead.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 14d
That's maybe a bit out of place for this community.
Abyssian@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 14d
Sorry, didn't realize a community dedicated to something done by a part of the US Government is offended by politics. Or loves the current President? Either way, my bad. I didn't mean to accidentally mix the US government in with the US government where it's unwanted.
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 13d
Yes, your bad. Also, pretty weak reasoning trying to justify the politics episode with "but the rover was made by a guberment how dare you not want to talk about murica instead".
Abyssian@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 13d
I made a joke about updating the head used for calibration. I think you'll manage to survive this difficult time.