Processed by James Sorenson. High on the list of my favourites mission images (so far) Distance 57.3 meters. We're still waiting for the movie frames the rover captured during flight 54, those movies will be rather special :)

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/James Sorenson

This is a very roughly processed image from the helicopter's 54 flight, a test to reset it's localization data after having issues on the 53rd fight.

Data taken from JPL's JSON URL's

JPL's JSON drive data in a table

Learn more about Samples No. 14 and 15 – “Shuyak” and “Mageik,” a pair of sedimentary rock core samples that excite scientists because, on Earth, this type of sedimentary rock preserves signs of life for a very long time. If that same process also occurs on Mars, it could help us understand if life ever existed there.

Perseverance on its way to RMC 42.2700 made a stop to take a picture of its companion, Ingenuity, at RMC 42.2360. The team apparently intended the image to be very detailed so they used Mastcam-Z with a focal length of 110mm from a distance of 14m!

Processed MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm Sol: 871, RMC: 42.2360, LMST: 13:13:30 Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00871/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0871_0744265587_568EBY_N0422360ZCAM05155_1100LMJ01.png Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise

Source: https://fosstodon.org/@65dBnoise@mastodon.social/110822316687935759

It could be messed up data from the helicopter, or there could be a problem with the helicopter. Whatever it was the helicopter is safe on the ground and even sent images from earlier flights after landing. But the lack of images from flight 53 is very odd.

It's a wonderful YouTube channel posting once a week, on Sundays.

More info soon

Awaiting the JSON data from JPL to formalise the location and path of the flight

Need JSON data to establish the precise distance but that will have to wait until JPL release the data. Credits for spotting it to Mars Stu, and reported by @65dBnoise@mastodon.social

I cant see the helicopter in the image, it should be on the bank of Fall River Pass, so it's either behind the rocky terrain or it may have already flown north for flight #53.

This image was assembled from 16 tiles. Zoom in for full resolution.

No formal drive data or map yet, I'll post that ASAP. Watch this space

Perseverance rover checks out its new location after a drive to the West of 119 meters (390.7 ft) during sol 866 (July 28, 2023). Attached are the 5 post-drive tiled NavCam mosaics acquired on completion of the drive at site 42/776. The rover's total traverse since landing is 19.2 kilometers (11.93 miles). The rover completed the drive at a slightly higher elevation 0.35 meters (1.14 feet). Airfield Xi, the helicopters landing location at the end of flight 52 is to the West of the rover. The distance between Perseverance and Ingenuity at airfield Xi is 164.2 meters (538.7 feet). Since the drive the helicopter has been busy sending images from earlier flights to the rover for onward relay to Earth. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Steven Albers

This is extracted from JPL's JSON data URL's for the rover and the helicopter.

If anyone wants the URL info for the JSON files let me know

If anyone wants access the the spreadsheet that I created to extract this data let me know. If there is interest I'll create a read only version on Google Sheets

This was screen shot from https://mars.nasa.gov/maps/location/?mission=M20

I will post all 5 of the post-drive NavCam images later.

Perseverance rover looking west-northwest after a drive of 119 meters (390.7 feet) during mission sol 866 (July 28, 2023).

Airfield Xi is 164.2 meters (538.7 ft) to the West (Ingenuity's location after flight #52).

Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech