Apr 10, 2025 · Mars is one of the easiest planets to spot in the night sky — it looks like a bright red point of light. Despite being inhospitable to humans, robotic explorers — like NASA's Perseverance rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — serve as pathfinders to eventually get astronauts to the surface of the Red Planet.

Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Apr 5, 2025 · Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Apr 7, 2025 · 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.

Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

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Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Mar 19, 2025 · 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.