Mark S Wallace

Interplanetary Travel Agent for NASA/JPL. VERITAS Mission Design Manager. Husband & Father. Bassist, cyclist, and cinephile. Opinions and errors mine. He/him.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

I fly spaceships to other planets. #DescribeMyJobToA5YearOld

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@volcanopele @cirquelar Basemap was my go-to, but it has been depreciated; Cartopy is the replacement, but I've not played with it yet...

[Sue Smrekar @SueSmrekar]

Prediction: Epic discoveries of volcanic 🌋activity await ⏰⏳ https://t.co/sUZmFdVCEy

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@Christie_lover I dunno... Homer worked out as a name for this muppet

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

When I was in high school, I would take the Metra downtown and walk to fencing practice from Union Station. The smell of chocolate was a frequent companion.

[John Fritchey @johnfritchey]

As someone who lives within sniffing distance depending on which way the wind is blowing, this is really sad news.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@Planetguy_Bln @XtrasolarKohler @SueSmrekar Who do I bother to send me a stack of those VERITAS stickers??

[Dr. Jörn Helbert @Planetguy_Bln]

It is official!! VERITAS is back in the budget and moving forward to a launch in 2031/2032! #GoVERITAS #VERITASSaved #LPSC2024

[Sue Smrekar @SueSmrekar]

VERITAS is back in the budget!! 🚀❤️ The project will get going full swing this fall (FY25). We’re looking at a 31 launch (TBC). Thanks to everyone who’s supported our return to Venus!! It’s going to be fabulous 😍

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[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

Right in the feels...

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

14 years ago today, on March 1, 2010, @NASAJPL's Mars rover Spirit captured this view comprising its final pancam images showing one of its wheels stuck in soft sand around an area in Gusev Crater called Home Plate. Communication from Spirit ended 3 weeks later.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@ThePlanetaryGuy My understanding of the geophysical limitations of the VERITAS repeat-pass interferometry measurements are all volcanic and driven by what @SueSmrekar chose to put in the Concept Study Report. She's the one to ask.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

You know what's fun? #VERITAS plans on making maps *just like this* of spots on Venus.

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

New deformation map from @ASI_spazio COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation spanning Jan 31-Feb 1 (6 PM HST each day). Fringes indicate ground motion. Data show significant displacements in 24 hours indicating dike emplacement SW of #Kilauea caldera.

https://t.co/DGXjzIt77K.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@ThePlanetaryGuy I don't know why not. Ground motion is ground motion, yes? But of course that you're asking makes me question that assumption. I've certainly seen interferograms from earthquakes...

As you know, I'm little better than a reasonably well-read layperson when it comes to geophysics.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@ThePlanetaryGuy They've worked well for me so far.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@ThePlanetaryGuy That's in violation of the First Law of Mission Design

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@RocketCaley Brilliant.

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

Type your profession in the gif bar

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@RocketCaley True, but since I have an actual "Mission Impossible" award on my desk here from Team X ("For accomplishing the impossible. You are now expected to do this from now on.") it was too good to pass up the first four gifs. :-)

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

For those skeptical that I gamed this somehow, try it yourself: "mission design engineer"

[Dr. Jörn Helbert @Planetguy_Bln]

The VERITAS PI @SueSmrekar presenting our Venus mission.. unfortunately still with a TBD launch date #VenusProgram

[Mark S Wallace @WallaceMarkS]

@ThePlanetaryGuy @DanJHoy1 @unveilvenus I'd be very interested in seeing it.