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4505 - Beware of falling Rocks(lemmy.world)

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This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4505 (2025-04-08T17:24:44.000Z)

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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jayemar@lemm.ee
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I’m having trouble understanding what I’m seeing. Is the rover super close to a rock that’s filling up the bottom right portion of the frame?

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paulhammond5155@lemmy.worldOP
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https://lemmy.world/u/jayemar@lemm.ee

It’s on the side of a butte to the north of the rover, see attached screen shot assembled from the navigation camera images acquired on the same sol, I’ve circled the target rock

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jayemar@lemm.ee
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Oh this is cool, thanks!

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paulhammond5155@lemmy.worldOP
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YMW :)

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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it is this shot from another angle

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undeffeined@lemmy.ml
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How many rocks are in the picture? Let me count

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Pennomi@lemmy.world
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My guess is it’s a nearby slope, but it’s difficult to tell scale in pictures like these.

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