2 days ago · Mars Overview. Mars is no place for the faint-hearted. It’s dry, rocky, and bitter cold. The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars, is one of Earth's two closest planetary neighbors (Venus is the other).

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NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on April 6, 2024 (Sol 1112) at the local mean solar time of 12:23:05.

Jan 31, 2025 · Perseverance Mars Rover Drive Path Animation. This animated orbital-map view shows the route NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has taken since its February 2021 landing at Jezero Crater to July 2024, when it took its “Cheyava Falls” sample.

This photo was selected by public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" for Week 209 (Feb. 9 - 15, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.Full Caption ›

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Mars Odyssey mission was the first spacecraft to make a global map of the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. The spacecraft also holds the record for the longest continually active mission in orbit around a planet other than Earth.

22 hours ago · NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Left Navigation Camera (Navcam).The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving. This image was acquired on July 28, 2021 (Sol 156) at the local mean solar time of 12:14:30.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image during its descent to Mars, using its Parachute Up-Look Camera B.This camera is mounted on the spacecraft's backshell and looks up at the parachute.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Left Navigation Camera (Navcam).The camera is located high on the rover's mast and aids in driving. This image was acquired on Nov. 10, 2024 (Sol 1324) at the local mean solar time of 15:18:38.