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).

From Robots to Humans. Recorded observations of Mars date back more than 4,000 years. Led by our curiosity of the cosmos, NASA has sent a carefully selected international fleet of robotic orbiters, landers and rovers to keep a continuous flow …

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1 day 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 Jan. 29, 2025 (Sol 1402) at the local mean solar time of 12:04:06.

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.

Dec 3, 2024 · 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.

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 Jan. 5, 2025 (Sol 1379) at the local mean solar time of 09:53:08.

Jan 12, 2025 · NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm. This image was acquired on Jan. 3, 2025 (Sol 1377) at the local mean solar time of 12:06:44.

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