r/Mars

The Curiosity rover drilled into a 12.9 kg (28.6 lb) rock on Mars on April 26, 2026. The rock got stuck to the drill bit and it took 5 days to shake off.

Credit: Space ​com | footage courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve Spaleta

🎵 Arthur Benson, Pitfall

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Source

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G_JNXTGHs9Q&pp=iggUQAFKEFA2NkVJZi05QzUyRXlnWGg%3D

You can find raw data from the mission, here:

1.5.26

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=0&mission=msl&begin_date=2026-05-01&end_date=2026-05-02​

25.4.26
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=0&mission=msl&begin_date=2026-04-25&end_date=2026-04-26​

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Previous post

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceUnfiltered/comments/1syj584/awesome_footage_of_the_mars_rover_curiosity/​

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.

I built a Mars Hab in a case illuminated with an imbedded led light string. The vehicle and Hab components were designed in 3ds max, and printed on an Anycubic Mono and hand painted with airbrush accents.
Greenhouse was vacuum formed over a designed and printed mold.
The landscape is carved from foam and plaster.

I was just scrolling around on my phone and saw this

just a thought I had but I feel if we haven’t figured out teleportation and Mars travel takes 6-9 months, then farming on the moon will probably advance HEAVILY/be the sole outer earth system as even when it comes to living, calendars w/ the Moon can sync w/ earth unlike Mars and Earth. I could see Mars travel being phased out the same way Venus studies were when the Soviet Union collapsed. just a matter of keeping funding for travel dedicated to a more realistic cause. not saying Mars travel is bad at all and I wish for a couple more Venus studies too, imagine if we didn’t have them right? I do think we’re a long ways off from Mars colonization but any interest in it (so long as it’s ethical and similar to Antarctica being shared) is good interest

Link: https://x.com/davill/status/2053892748646990332

>Our Mars Telecommunications Network solution accommodates the proven Electra UHF radio with no modifications. Because we can operate Electra in a lower orbit than, we're uniquely positioned to meet the essential need for reliable UHF relay from assets on the Martian surface or in the Martian atmosphere. That matters for ongoing missions like the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, and also for future missions like Skyfall that need reliable communication with Earth without requiring unrealistically high power or high-precision antenna pointing.

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

Link: https://x.com/davill/status/2052418051790733539#m

>Why do a little science when you can do a lot of science? Our Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, based on our existing Blue Ring vehicle, meets the urgent need for communications, navigation, and relay while also flying up to 500 kg of science instruments to Mars. With this capacity, we can deploy two ESCAPADE-class spacecraft from our orbiter or 10+ CubeSats and still host onboard instruments like a comprehensive science package to monitor the Martian atmosphere’s interaction with the solar wind.

"​We acquired this image to accomplish several science goals with this dune field within an impact crater: to monitor frost deposition, landscape evolution and sublimation of subsurface ice. Sublimation is what creates the exposed darker material on and around the dunes. This image will also be used for detailed surface measurements."

ID: ESP_076949_2435

​date: 26 December 2022

​altitude: 312 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076949_2435

​NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Blue Origin among the attendees.

It's going to be called "PlanetMars3D: Spirit Mission". Its store is open on Steam now. It uses the same technology and UI as my Album3D app.

In 2004 I was very interested in Mars Exploration Rover Mission. Therefore, I decided to create an app that displays thousands of photos from this mission. During this mission two rovers landed on Mars: Spirit and Opportunity. The first app will be related to the Spirit rover.

In a regular way it would be hard to view that big amount of photos in an efficient way, but using this Album3D-like app, it is much easier.

In this video images are loaded from an SDXC card, so it's visibly slower than from e.g. SSD drive, but good enough.

Any feedback on the app or video appreciated.