mrfriki comments on 4986 Sols on Mars - Penny for your thoughts :)

submitted 2 months ago by paulhammond5155@lemmy.world to c/curiosityrover@lemmy.world

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

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[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Actually a thinner layer of dust than I spected.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Since there is wind and the rover is moving, it probably blows away some of the dust.

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[–] paulhammond5155@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 months ago

Actually a thinner layer of dust than I spected.

It's been dustier in the past (a few times), it all depends on the amount of wind (the winds are seasonal) :)

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