Mars - NASA Science
The Mars 2020 mission Perseverance rover is the first step of a proposed roundtrip journey to return Mars samples to Earth. Explore. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used two different cameras to create this selfie in front of Mont Mercou, a rock outcrop that stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall.
Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science - NASA Mars …
Jul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover searches for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.
Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars - NASA …
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.
Mars Mission Timeline - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
Mission Timeline Summary. While every mission's timeline is different, most follow a typical set of phases — from launch to science operations.
Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity - NASA Science
This infographic highlights NASA’s twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity. The rovers landed on the Red Planet in 2004, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars. Spirit concluded its mission in 2010.
Farewell to Our Flying Friend and Closing in on the Crater Rim
Feb 8, 2024 · After 72 flights and 17 kilometers flown, it is finally time for us to say goodbye to the Ingenuity helicopter. It was announced last week that Ingenuity’s mission is now coming to an end after it sustained damage to a rotor blade on its final flight.
Mars Odyssey - NASA Science - NASA Mars Exploration
Apr 7, 2001 · The 2001 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.
A series of successful Mars-orbiting missions by NASA and other space agencies have mapped the Red Planet in extraordinary detail. The operations of NASA’s Mars rovers such as Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity have shown that scientists are able to identify and study areas where liquid water could have existed on
Raw Images | Multimedia – NASA Mars Exploration
View raw images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover.
A Year of Surprising Science From NASA’s InSight Mars Mission
Feb 24, 2020 · A new understanding of Mars is beginning to emerge, thanks to the first year of NASA’s InSight lander mission. Findings described in a set of six papers published today reveal a planet alive with quakes, dust devils and strange magnetic pulses.