- Ω - Posted April 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just a bit of trivia today, the weather report from Mars at the location of the rover is... RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Here is another image of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. I really like this high quality image. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 ... and a composite image of both Perseverance & Ingenuity together. RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, - Ω - said: Here is another image of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. I really like this high quality image. Crazy the amount of dust already on the solar arrays on this little guy! - Ω - 1 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 4 hours ago, CrossBow said: Crazy the amount of dust already on the solar arrays on this little guy! Yeah, no kidding! Hopefully a little of it will fall off during the first flight, otherwise it'll affect the recharge time for the next flight. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Ingenuity Status Done: Unlocking the rotor blades. Next: Spin test of rotor blades up to 2,400 RPM (without taking off). Then: First of five planned flights over a 30 day period. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 NASA has pushed back Ingenuity's first flight due to a safety alert during a spin rotor test. The flight, originally set for the 11th will not happen before Wednesday, April 14. NASA did say however that the helicopter is in good shape. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 It's taken long enough, but it looks like MONDAY just might be the day. I hope it's not anti-climatic. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 So do you think the we'll get a series of still shots or a video? https://i.imgur.com/yRrHLkh.gifv Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 We ended up getting a still from the 'copter looking at its shadow all groundhog like and what I considered poor video from the rover itself looking back at it. With as smooth as the video was on the decent from both craft, I don't understand how that isn't possible from the rover all the time? Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, CrossBow said: We ended up getting a still from the 'copter looking at its shadow all groundhog like and what I considered poor video from the rover itself looking back at it. With as smooth as the video was on the decent from both craft, I don't understand how that isn't possible from the rover all the time? I dunno, I GUESSING it might be due to the amount of data involved to send a signal that far. However, here is the video! RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 My hope is that if there is another video of the next flight, they record AUDIO as well. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 That video is MUCH better than what was being shown before where you basically saw the rotors begin to spin up and then suddenly it is already at full altitude and then appears to stop motion to the left right a little and then suddenly it is on the ground. So janky and I was surprised by that. This one however, looks more like I expected the first time around. - Ω - 1 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Taken from an altitude of 16.4 feet RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 On the topic of how Ingenuity and Perseverance communicate with Earth, the following short video gives some details, not in-depth, but enough to give you an idea... RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 High Definition panorama video from Mars taken by Perseverance... MaximumRD and RickR 1 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 That last video is so stunning and sharp I keep expecting something "alive" to suddenly appear in view. Crazy. RickR and - Ω - 1 1 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Here is one that hows the third flight of the helicopter... MaximumRD and RickR 2 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) Sorry, I had to remove the video. The imagery was taken by NASA, paid for by the U.S. taxpayer and was therefore in the public domain, but some guy thought it was too close to his, so he made a copyright claim. I fail to understand how someone can make a claim for something they don't own, but I don't need the hassle. Edited April 27, 2021 by - Ω - RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 What I noticed the most in that video, is how spongelike all the rocks appearance is? Obvious signs of lots and lots of wind erosion over millions of years. Most of the rocks even still have that fresh sand blasted look to them. They aren't as smooth polished as I would have expected from water erosion, although they do have the banding behind the rocks that you sometimes see from water flows in old river beds. Incredible detail! RickR 1 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 This is incredible. We truly live in a golden age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Copy/paste from the internet. I found it interesting to get an idea about the size of the Mars drone "Ingenuity": This is Bob Balaram, a key honcho at JPL’s robotics section, holding a life sized model of Ingenuity. The entire contraption weighs about four pounds here on Earth, so around a pound and a half on Mars. The two carbon fiber rotors are four feet long from tip to tip, and maybe 8-9 inches wide at their broadest point, yet they weigh less than 2 ounces—about as much as a chicken egg. . Had JPL tried to concoct a smaller helicopter, it would have never gotten off the ground. It had to have those broad, low mass “paddles” to generate the lift required in the almost nonexistent Martian atmosphere (1% of ours). That, combined with 2,400 rpm rotor speed and the extreme light weight was just what the doctor ordered. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted May 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Well, nothing ever goes perfect... (update) RickR 1 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Murphy's Law strikes again. I'm sure they'll sort this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted May 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 FINALLY! Now you can HEAR what the little drone sounds like during a flight! Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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