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Kevin M. Gill

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Engineer, data wrangler, and martian photographer at NASA-JPL, Los Angeles. Curiosity Rover ECAM PUL. Saturn native, commutes to Jupiter. USMC vet. Opinions are mine https://apoapsys.com

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · Nov 9

Welcome to BlueSky! I’m Kevin, a software and spaceflight operations engineer at NASA/JPL.

I’m also an expert in planetary image processing and have worked with a number of missions both professionally and as citizen science.

I’ll share space imagery and art as I process it!

“Living Mars” showing a lush biosphere on Mars

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3h

I like a good sea breeze and the smell of fried clams, but imagine what you’re suggesting would be worse :-)

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 8h

Came out pretty nicely. I left this one in the vinegar overnight and applied a firm brushing then a thin layer of mineral oil to bring out the color. Libby should like this :-)

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 8h

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 19h

I also have some bleach a few feet away. Would make for a nasty combination…

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 19h

Not gonna leave them in there too long but it is helping remove some calcium plaque

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 19h

Submerged some shells into white vinegar for a cleaning. Looks like it’s working 🐚🧪

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 22h

Doh! Yes, 2025.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 1d

Mars on February 24 2005, from the UAE’s Hope Mission.

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A planet without any Fuddruckers. None! Not a single one!

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Jason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 1d

Dione in front of Saturn, captured by Cassini 20 years ago today on October 11, 2005 🌖🪐

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday in six hours!

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever wanted to radio up to a plane and ask them to just most a little bit to the right?

A jet passes near the Moon. It would have been a cool picture if they went across it.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, Mariners over the Tigers 3-2 in the 15th inning

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The comet 81P/Wild on January 2nd 2004 when it was visited by NASA’s Stardust mission. This is a composite of two images showing the comet itself and the surrounding halo.

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A gray planetary body with craters, some deep. A halo with jets surrounds it.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

The cracks are probably one or two centimeters apart. As for interest, I’ll leave it to the science team to interpret

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

Once in a great while I like to post an image without saying what took it and have folks guess if it’s MAHLI or HiRISE :-)

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

I just like it as a cool picture of a flood basalt event, it’s not something I’d ever put into a textbook. A real artist could do much better and with better scientific accuracy I’m sure.

And believe me, I’m right there with you on the environmental concern with AI.

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

Sol 4683 MAHLI image of a rock that’s been cleared of dust by the DRT brush. Taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover. White balanced color.

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A rock.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

As a Red Sox fan, my second favorite team is whoever beats the Yankees.

So… Go Blue Jays!!

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 3d

When the Yankees get eliminated

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 3d

As a Red Sox fan, my second favorite team is whoever beats the Yankees.

So… Go Blue Jays!!

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 4d

I lived in fear of this day, and it’s here. I finally got called out by The Onion

The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t usually like AI imagery but this Google Gemini attempt at showing the Siberian Traps is actually pretty good. Not sure how accurate, but still neat to look at. 🌋

Volcanic cones erupting with vast rivers of basaltic lava.

Credit: Google Gemini

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 5d

Found some nice views of tafoni in rocks up on the Maine coast that I took in 2014.

Little holes in rock. These should bother you if you have trypophobia. Enjoy!

Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 5d

A dust devil was spotted off in the distance following the Perseverance Rover’s Sol 1646 drive.

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A large and distant dust devil vortex in the plains beyond a ridge. Rover hardware is visible.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 5d

Nice. I’ll have to look for some down here

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The workspace in front of the Mars Curiosity Rover following its Sol 4680 drive this weekend.

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Rock and sand.

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