Sophia Mitchell
@rocketyak.bsky.social
Curiosity Mars Rover Engineer | PNW Adventurer & Runner | Nature lover | Musician | Ask me about my gluten free sourdough
Personal account. All opinions are my own.
Personal account. All opinions are my own.
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Sophia Mitchell
@rocketyak.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Since I feel at risk of becoming a baking account, here are a few pictures from one of my other passions: mars rovers!
Currently I am a rover planner (driver) on Curiosity. I joined the rover world in 2017, and was the lead systems engineer for gDRT on Perseverance! Never a dull moment on Mars.
Currently I am a rover planner (driver) on Curiosity. I joined the rover world in 2017, and was the lead systems engineer for gDRT on Perseverance! Never a dull moment on Mars.
I wanted to do something special for what may be the last batch of cookies I get to bring to the Curiosity/MSL team! My own sugar cookie recipe, with matcha and edible flowers from my #pnw garden 🌿 ☺️ Also see: huge cookie for my husband. Not pictured: snickerdoodles #baking #glutenfree #nasa #jpl
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I wanted to do something special for what may be the last batch of cookies I get to bring to the Curiosity/MSL team! My own sugar cookie recipe, with matcha and edible flowers from my #pnw garden 🌿 ☺️ Also see: huge cookie for my husband. Not pictured: snickerdoodles #baking #glutenfree #nasa #jpl
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I’m still standing strong 💪 🏔️
June 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I’m still standing strong 💪 🏔️
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Millions of acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the Senate budget reconciliation package (as of 6-14). This would be the largest public lands sell-off in US history, and would bypass traditional safeguards such as public hearings & environmental reviews. 1/x
map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap
map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap
June 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Millions of acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the Senate budget reconciliation package (as of 6-14). This would be the largest public lands sell-off in US history, and would bypass traditional safeguards such as public hearings & environmental reviews. 1/x
map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap
map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap
June 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Today’s radish harvest! Now for some cleaning and pickling. #gardening
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Today’s radish harvest! Now for some cleaning and pickling. #gardening
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Sol 4564 MastCam image of the new “Altadena” drill hole from this weekend by the Mars Curiosity Rover.
flic.kr/p/2r9VSuk
flic.kr/p/2r9VSuk
June 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Sol 4564 MastCam image of the new “Altadena” drill hole from this weekend by the Mars Curiosity Rover.
flic.kr/p/2r9VSuk
flic.kr/p/2r9VSuk
June 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
May 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
St. Helens looking great! Got some really nice aerial pics of climbers on the summit too 🏔️ #sthelens #mountains #pnw
May 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
St. Helens looking great! Got some really nice aerial pics of climbers on the summit too 🏔️ #sthelens #mountains #pnw
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This movie shows the bubbling surface of a distant star, as captured with unprecedented clarity by the ALMA observatory.
R Doradus is a huge star. Each of these bubbles is 50-75 times the diameter of our entire Sun! 🧪🔭
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
R Doradus is a huge star. Each of these bubbles is 50-75 times the diameter of our entire Sun! 🧪🔭
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This movie shows the bubbling surface of a distant star, as captured with unprecedented clarity by the ALMA observatory.
R Doradus is a huge star. Each of these bubbles is 50-75 times the diameter of our entire Sun! 🧪🔭
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
R Doradus is a huge star. Each of these bubbles is 50-75 times the diameter of our entire Sun! 🧪🔭
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
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Jupiter’s Northern Folded Filamentary Region during Juno’s Perijove 72 earlier this month.
There’s a lot going on here so I zoomed into a few highlights.
flic.kr/p/2r5VEiy
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flic.kr/p/2r5QmRx
There’s a lot going on here so I zoomed into a few highlights.
flic.kr/p/2r5VEiy
flic.kr/p/2r5VQ8o
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flic.kr/p/2r5QmRx
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Jupiter’s Northern Folded Filamentary Region during Juno’s Perijove 72 earlier this month.
There’s a lot going on here so I zoomed into a few highlights.
flic.kr/p/2r5VEiy
flic.kr/p/2r5VQ8o
flic.kr/p/2r5VQ8d
flic.kr/p/2r5QmRx
There’s a lot going on here so I zoomed into a few highlights.
flic.kr/p/2r5VEiy
flic.kr/p/2r5VQ8o
flic.kr/p/2r5VQ8d
flic.kr/p/2r5QmRx
May 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It’s soooo much nicer to drive on 😊
The boxwork structure captured by Curiosity's navigation camera earlier today
#Mars May 16, 2025 - Sol 4541 🧪🔭
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
#Mars May 16, 2025 - Sol 4541 🧪🔭
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
May 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s soooo much nicer to drive on 😊
May 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’ve been a #DirtbagDiaries listener (and supporter!) for a long time. This latest episode on limits, identity & resilience is a great listen and so inspiring: open.spotify.com/episode/1rdP...
#podcasts #outdoors #adventure #mountains #pnw #paragliding
#podcasts #outdoors #adventure #mountains #pnw #paragliding
Mr. H's Pivot
The Dirtbag Diaries · Episode
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May 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’ve been a #DirtbagDiaries listener (and supporter!) for a long time. This latest episode on limits, identity & resilience is a great listen and so inspiring: open.spotify.com/episode/1rdP...
#podcasts #outdoors #adventure #mountains #pnw #paragliding
#podcasts #outdoors #adventure #mountains #pnw #paragliding
Noticed this botanical face off on my morning walk (not my yard). It’ll be a close match! Place your bets now
#chooseYourFighter #noxiousweeds #gardening #botany #plants #pnw
#chooseYourFighter #noxiousweeds #gardening #botany #plants #pnw
May 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Noticed this botanical face off on my morning walk (not my yard). It’ll be a close match! Place your bets now
#chooseYourFighter #noxiousweeds #gardening #botany #plants #pnw
#chooseYourFighter #noxiousweeds #gardening #botany #plants #pnw
Just came across this Stuff You Should Know episode about #ADHD! I was diagnosed at 28 by a psych (loooong process, they interviewed my family, etc) and am grateful to live in a world with neuroscience to understand and explain my oddball brain ✨🧠✨ 😅 open.spotify.com/episode/4CdY...
ADHD pt 1
Stuff You Should Know · Episode
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May 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just came across this Stuff You Should Know episode about #ADHD! I was diagnosed at 28 by a psych (loooong process, they interviewed my family, etc) and am grateful to live in a world with neuroscience to understand and explain my oddball brain ✨🧠✨ 😅 open.spotify.com/episode/4CdY...
The world: 🔥literal dumpster fire🔥
Me, in the bubble I maintain to keep my sanity: bopping this morning
open.spotify.com/playlist/2CE...
Me, in the bubble I maintain to keep my sanity: bopping this morning
open.spotify.com/playlist/2CE...
Spring 25 Sunshine
Playlist · rocketyak · 40 items
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May 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The world: 🔥literal dumpster fire🔥
Me, in the bubble I maintain to keep my sanity: bopping this morning
open.spotify.com/playlist/2CE...
Me, in the bubble I maintain to keep my sanity: bopping this morning
open.spotify.com/playlist/2CE...
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This animation from @earthscope.org uses real seismic data to show how the earthquake waves from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the Drake passage were detected by seismic stations in North America. 🧪
May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This animation from @earthscope.org uses real seismic data to show how the earthquake waves from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the Drake passage were detected by seismic stations in North America. 🧪
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A BICYCLE WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO SEATTLE AREA BIKE LANES AND TRAILS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. RIDE A BICYCLE TO THE NEAREST BIKE LANE OR TRAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
May 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A BICYCLE WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO SEATTLE AREA BIKE LANES AND TRAILS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. RIDE A BICYCLE TO THE NEAREST BIKE LANE OR TRAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.