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Mars Perseverance Sol 534: SuperCam Camera cyanobacteria?

cyanobacteria or a similar desert varnish microorganism:

Mars Perseverance Sol 534: SuperCam Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using the SuperCam Remote Micro-Imager, located at the top of the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Aug. 21, 2022 (Sol 534) at the local mean solar time of 16:17:15.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP

Likely: "desert varnish, a dark, shiny coating on rocks in arid locations"

https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1570605

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2007JG000677

Mars Perseverance Sol 538: Left Mastcam-Z Camera panorama

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on Aug. 25, 2022 (Sol 538)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

created by Barley with Microsoft ICE

Sol 3572: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3572

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley with Microsoft ICE

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Sol 3567 airborne crystallography or coral-like growth

Airborne crystallography or coral-like growth

cropped and enlarged image of airborne crystallography or coral-like growth

Sol 3567

The above images were taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3567

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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Sol 3564: Left Navigation Camera clouds gif

clouds gifs:

Sol 3564: Left Navigation Camera

This image was taken by NAV_LEFT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3564

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

created by Barley with GIMP

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Sol 3556: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3556

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

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Sol 3549: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

This image was taken by MAST_LEFT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3549

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

https://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/230106

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Sol 3545: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3545

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley with Microsoft ICE

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Sol 3540: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

Sol 3540: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3540

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

panorama made with Microsoft ICE by Barley Culiner

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Mars Perseverance Sol 495: Front Right Hazard Avoidance Camera (Hazcam)

Odd material, likely from the lander or the rover

Wind blown Perseverance parachute parts:

Mars Perseverance Sol 495: Front Right Hazard Avoidance Camera (Hazcam)

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Right Hazard Avoidance Camera A.

This image was acquired on July 12, 2022 (Sol 495) at the local mean solar time of 16:56:25.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Sol 3529: Mast Camera (Mastcam) stitch

Sol 3529: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3529 (2022-07-11T04:00:37.000Z)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley with Microsoft ICE

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Sol 3518

Images taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3518

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

created by Barley with Microsoft ICE

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229864

20220701

The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future

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Mars Perseverance Sol 477: Left Mastcam-Z Camera

Odd material, likely from the lander for the rover

Mars Perseverance Sol 477: Left Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on June 23, 2022 (Sol 477) at the local mean solar time of 09:48:12.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Mars Perseverance Sol 477: Right Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on June 23, 2022 (Sol 477) at the local mean solar time of 09:48:27.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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Mars Perseverance Sol 477 stitched images

Mars Perseverance Sol 477

Original images acquired on June 23, 2022 (Sol 477)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Image stitched by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229766

20220605

alt-J - Get Better (Official Video)

20220526

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out

https://ubuntu.com/

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

The open-source desktop operating system that powers millions of PCs and laptops around the world.

Official CD Mirrors for Ubuntu

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+cdmirrors

Mars Perseverance Sol 445: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) 12:17:55 to 12:19:18

Mars Perseverance Sol 445: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Left Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving.

This image was acquired on May 21, 2022 (Sol 445) at the local mean solar time of 12:17:55 to 12:19:18.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

enlarged and slowed gif:

Mars Perseverance Sol 445: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) 12:17:55 to 12:19:18

gifs made by Barley with GIMP

https://www.gimp.org/

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/

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Sol 3466: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

tiny doorway opening near center top

Sol 3466: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3466

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

panorama created by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/229346

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Sol 3459

This image was taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3459

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

panorama created by Barley Culiner with Microsoft ICE

Overview PCE3 Prebiotic Chemistry

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Mars Perseverance Sol 422: Mastcam-Z Camera panorama

Mars Perseverance Sol 422: Mastcam-Z Camera

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast.

This image was acquired on April 28, 2022 (Sol 422)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

panorama created with Microsoft ICE by Barley

http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/229243

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Mars Perseverance Sol 416

Image acquired on April 22, 2022 (Sol 416)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

created with Microsoft ICE by Barley Culiner

image link

gigapan link

Sol 3451: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

Sol 3451: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3451

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

panorama created with Microsoft ICE

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Sol 3449: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

Sol 3449: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by MAST_RIGHT onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3449 (2022-04-19T22:04:06.000Z)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Panorama made with Microsoft ICE by Barley Culiner

image link

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Sol 3447: Mast Camera (Mastcam) panorama

Sol 3447: Mast Camera (Mastcam)

This image was taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3447

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

made with Microsoft ICE by Barley Culiner

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Lauro Cavazos 1927-2022

Lauro Cavazos

January 4, 1927 – March 15, 2022

United States Department of Education

Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., a former U.S. Secretary of Education who was the first Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet

https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/nominations-and-appointments-august-91988

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/lauro-cavazos-dead.html

https://www.deefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Lauro-Cavazos?obId=24337291

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/lauro-cavazos-first-latino-cabinet-member-dies-95-rcna20709

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauro_Cavazos

A Democrat, Cavazos served as Secretary of Education from August 1988 to December 1990 during the Republican Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations.

Sad that you passed

Lauro Cavazos: A Life In Education Texas Tech University

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Mars Perseverance Sol 407: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) 15:02:18 to 15:03:41

Mars Perseverance Sol 407: Left Navigation Camera (Navcam)

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Left Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving.

This image was acquired on April 13, 2022 (Sol 407) at the local mean solar time of 15:02:18 to 15:03:41.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

gif created with GIMP by Barley

20220413

Foo Fighters - Waiting On A War (Official Video)

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Sol 3440: Right Navigation Camera

This image was taken by NAV_RIGHT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3440 (2022-04-10T17:57:49.000Z) to (2022-04-10T18:11:00.000Z)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sol 3440: Right Navigation Camera

This image was taken by NAV_RIGHT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3440 (2022-04-10T18:32:29.000Z) to (2022-04-10T18:49:18.000Z)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sol 3440: Right Navigation Camera

This image was taken by NAV_RIGHT_B onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3440 (2022-04-10T18:50:12.000Z) to (2022-04-10T19:05:29.000Z)

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech