Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
720 followers · 18409 posts · Server mstdn.io

"Since Perseverance landed on Mars in 2021, MOXIE [Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment] has generated a total of 122 grams of oxygen – about what a small dog breathes in 10 hours. At its most efficient, MOXIE was able to produce 12 grams of oxygen an hour – twice as much as NASA’s original goals for the instrument – at 98% purity or better."

mars.nasa.gov/news/9474/nasas-

#mars #Preseverance #oxygen #technology #engineering #rovers

Last updated 1 year ago

Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
576 followers · 12680 posts · Server mstdn.io

So cool. 🙂

"Perseverance, its microphones, and a bit of serendipity have now led to another first, as scientists report recording the first audio of a dust devil on the Red Planet. The turbulent air column swept directly over the rover on 27 September 2021."

eos.org/articles/nasas-perseve

#mars #Preseverance #dustdevil #audio #space

Last updated 2 years ago

Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
579 followers · 11523 posts · Server mstdn.io

I guess Rocky is a good name for this pet. 🙂

"Back on sol 341— that’s over 100 sols ago, in early February— a rock found its way into the rover’s front left wheel, and since hitching a ride, it’s been transported more than 5.3 miles (8.5 km)."

mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission

#mars #rovers #Preseverance

Last updated 2 years ago

Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
579 followers · 11523 posts · Server mstdn.io

Cool.

"NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun"

phys.org/news/2022-04-nasa-per

#mars #phobos #Preseverance #space #astronomy #solareclipse

Last updated 3 years ago

Wumazhen 🎧 🎶 🐘 ✊ φ · @wumazhen
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Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
556 followers · 11287 posts · Server mstdn.io

"Hey, keep the noise down!" 🙂

"As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone it carries scored a first: the bangs, pings, and rattles of the robot’s six wheels as they rolled over Martian terrain."

mars.nasa.gov/news/8892/anothe

@tsturm

#Preseverance #rovers #exploration #mars

Last updated 4 years ago