Doug Ellison
@dougellison.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Mars Rover Crew Chief. Opinions and views expressed are my own. Not a NASA account. Contains strong language. He/Him
And if you say "well - let's split the difference for the green" you get this. If you start with the calibrated data and give it a little more hair and makeup ....well...you end up with our third bi-color postcard.
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
And if you say "well - let's split the difference for the green" you get this. If you start with the calibrated data and give it a little more hair and makeup ....well...you end up with our third bi-color postcard.
If you take the afternoon one and call it red, the morning one and call it blue.....you get something a little like this...
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
If you take the afternoon one and call it red, the morning one and call it blue.....you get something a little like this...
The raw images are here : mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimed... : and if you stitch the two panoramas...you get something a bit like this -
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The raw images are here : mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimed... : and if you stitch the two panoramas...you get something a bit like this -
It’s more accurate than you think - I bought that clock on Amazon 😂 (screenshot from youtu.be/eH6W39iE5bs )
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s more accurate than you think - I bought that clock on Amazon 😂 (screenshot from youtu.be/eH6W39iE5bs )
How we found them ( and their Siamese looking sister now adopted by a colleague ) in our neighbors yard in June.
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How we found them ( and their Siamese looking sister now adopted by a colleague ) in our neighbors yard in June.
This is Dusty - and two of her kids Safiya and Bella. We brought them all in (plus one more kitten) as strays when the kittens were 4 weeks old about 6 months ago. We have successfully failed to divest ourselves of the kittens.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is Dusty - and two of her kids Safiya and Bella. We brought them all in (plus one more kitten) as strays when the kittens were 4 weeks old about 6 months ago. We have successfully failed to divest ourselves of the kittens.
On Monday I braced for this most recent round of JPL layoffs by looking around my office for what I cared about most to take it home in case I never got to return. I grabbed just one thing - the beautiful bowl by @amyraehill.bsky.social inspired by the false color postcard I took with Curiosity.
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
On Monday I braced for this most recent round of JPL layoffs by looking around my office for what I cared about most to take it home in case I never got to return. I grabbed just one thing - the beautiful bowl by @amyraehill.bsky.social inspired by the false color postcard I took with Curiosity.
That particular hike is SO GOOD. I’ve done it before sunrise a couple of times :)
September 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
That particular hike is SO GOOD. I’ve done it before sunrise a couple of times :)
Last times I was in DC was for a Good Night Oppy thing. Walked past a charity run on my way to NASM to visit a dusty old friend, and then a spectacular array of kites being flown on the mall walking to the film festival later in the day.
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
August 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Last times I was in DC was for a Good Night Oppy thing. Walked past a charity run on my way to NASM to visit a dusty old friend, and then a spectacular array of kites being flown on the mall walking to the film festival later in the day.
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
The engineering side of our mission rarely gets told....but we're pushing to turn every heckin' joule of that RTG into pure distilled awesomeness. Thanks to @abbyfrae.bsky.social for the postcard idea. I had a LOT of fun sequencing and then processing it :) www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marking...
August 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The engineering side of our mission rarely gets told....but we're pushing to turn every heckin' joule of that RTG into pure distilled awesomeness. Thanks to @abbyfrae.bsky.social for the postcard idea. I had a LOT of fun sequencing and then processing it :) www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marking...
Are we fast? No. Are we consistent? Also no. Do we have alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die on the rear wing? You’re god damn right.
July 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Are we fast? No. Are we consistent? Also no. Do we have alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die on the rear wing? You’re god damn right.
Just don't look at the back - that's where I hid all the aliens.
April 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just don't look at the back - that's where I hid all the aliens.
Number 3. And still SO much more to do.
April 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Number 3. And still SO much more to do.
Look at you hanging out well out of the ecliptic.....congrats :) eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroi...
March 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Look at you hanging out well out of the ecliptic.....congrats :) eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroi...
Curiosity be all "I can see my house from here"
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Curiosity be all "I can see my house from here"
A universe without Clair de Lune, Spaghetti Bolognese and sunset from Dante's View is without meaning.
March 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A universe without Clair de Lune, Spaghetti Bolognese and sunset from Dante's View is without meaning.
Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park.
Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, taken on Sunday morning during the amazing Death Valley Dark Sky Festival.
Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, taken on Sunday morning during the amazing Death Valley Dark Sky Festival.
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park.
Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, taken on Sunday morning during the amazing Death Valley Dark Sky Festival.
Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, taken on Sunday morning during the amazing Death Valley Dark Sky Festival.
They definitely opened up the dam last night - there was a small lake here yesterday. Now I can see the mud at the bottom.
February 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
They definitely opened up the dam last night - there was a small lake here yesterday. Now I can see the mud at the bottom.
Finally.....a reason to use Apple Maps.
February 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Finally.....a reason to use Apple Maps.
On that red dot are a couple of robots we use to explore another world and push back the frontier of the human experience…..but we’re gonna have to put that on pause for a little while why we help each other catch our breath down here. The robots will be OK - but we are not.
January 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
On that red dot are a couple of robots we use to explore another world and push back the frontier of the human experience…..but we’re gonna have to put that on pause for a little while why we help each other catch our breath down here. The robots will be OK - but we are not.
I'm guessing you're getting the reverse angle of this madness.....view from my office was apocalyptic earlier.
January 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'm guessing you're getting the reverse angle of this madness.....view from my office was apocalyptic earlier.