"Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars"

It's great to see someone FINALLY mention the magnetosphere issue, in the very first sentence no less, but this article rips into the idea so much more thoroughly than that, and with admirable gusto.

#skeptic #musk #mars

defector.com/neither-elon-musk…

#PPOD: This stunning photo was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Phobos is the larger and closer of Mars's two moons, the other being Deimos. One hypothesis of their origin involves the possible capture of primitive asteroids. Unfortunately, Phobos is being pulled apart and closer by Mars's tidal forces and gravity. Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/ @andrealuck CC BY (flickr.com/photos/192271236@N0…)

#mars #phobos #space #science #scicomm

I'm more of a reader than a writer in 'Mastodon Space' but today I bring you something that those people I follow may not have heard of: what's likely to be the first attempt at a space suit, designed as early as 1936 in Spain. It was to be tested with a hot air balloon but unfortunately the whole thing had to be scrapped due to the Civil War. One piece of the original suit has now been found. In Spanish but Google Translate does the trick.

#space #astronaut #mars
eldiario.es/sociedad/capa-perd…

She was the first woman on Mars. As she was landing, she ignored the original plan and headed straight for the Jezero crater, Mission Control would need to live with it. Once she stepped out she didn't hesitate. It took her a while but she finally reached the device. She opened her toolbox and got to work. After 20 minutes, she had replaced the rotor. She cleaned the dust with a cloth and said "fly baby, fly". It was 2054 and Ingenuity could fly once again.

#Ingenuity #Mars #Microfiction #nasa

On Sol 1037 (three days ago) the Perseverance rover observerved this transit of Mars' smallest moon Deimos.
This timelapse was made from 177 Left Mastcam-Z images and shows the event at 10x speed.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß

flic.kr/p/2pu14FA

#Mars #NASA #Perseverance #Deimos #Transit #Sun #Solarocks

Mars - #HopeMarsMission spotted an elongated cloud around Ascraeus Mons

Full size image: flic.kr/p/2oDddEZ

North Polar Cap ↖️
Timetag: 2021-07-10
Altitude: 33580 km
Raw Data from: sdc.emiratesmarsmission.a
Filters: f635+f546+f437 (f320UV used just to enhance a little bit the cloud around the Ascraeus Mons)

I love also Olympus and Arsia Mons on the Terminator!

#Mars #HopeProbe #Space #Spacetodon #Astrodon #Solarocks #Astronomy
Credit:
UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck

For this year's gingerbread I made... Curiosity!

#space #gingerbread #nasa #mars #curiosity #baking #astronomy

This is what the beautiful Moon-Mars conjunction looks like from New York right now.

I'm thankful for all the photos popping up from those with a clear view. #Moon #Mars #rain

Mars - A large storm over the North Polar Cap

Full Size: flic.kr/p/2nvPUcY

Hope Mars Mission latest data release
Orbit 142 - 2021-12-03
Altitude: 28.000 km

#Mars #Space #HopeProbe
©UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMission/EXI/AndreaLuck