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A brightly lit, grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows very uneven rocky terrain, with bright-toned, flat, lined and multi-angled rocks covering the surface, with darker soil in between, looking like the entire foreground stretching off into the distance had shattered. On the horizon, four hills rise from the ground — a small one at the center of the image, two larger ones on either side of it, and a fourth on the right side of the image that angles upward off the frame. Portions of the rover are visible at the bottom of the frame, from one corner of the other, including one wheel at bottom center, and two others in the lower right corner, along with visible wheel tracks on the ground there.

Sol 4414: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on January 05, 2025, Sol 4414 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 798, site…

A brightly lit, grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows very uneven rocky terrain, with bright-toned, flat, lined and multi-angled rocks covering the surface, with darker soil in between, looking like the entire foreground stretching off into the distance had shattered. On the horizon, four hills rise from the ground — a small one at the center of the image, two larger ones on either side of it, and a fourth on the right side of the image that angles upward off the frame. Portions of the rover are visible at the bottom of the frame, from one corner of the other, including one wheel at bottom center, and two others in the lower right corner, along with visible wheel tracks on the ground there.

Sol 4398: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 20, 2024, Sol 4398 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 534, site…

A grayscale photograph of the Martian surface shows very uneven rocky terrain, with bright-toned, flat, lined and multi-angled rocks covering the surface, with darker soil in between, looking like the entire foreground stretching off into the distance had shattered. On the horizon, a pair of rocky hills rise at the center of the frame. Portions of the rover are visible at the bottom and left side of the frame.

Sol 4398: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 20, 2024, Sol 4398 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 534, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, all in lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a series of four hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including two wheels visible in the lower right corner and the top deck of the rover on the left side of the image, including a NASA logo. The terrain at image left slopes downward off the frame, and more distant areas are visible beyond.

Sol 4396: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 18, 2024, Sol 4396 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 330, site…

A color image of the Martian surface from above looks like the bumpy, scaly skin of a reptile, with the high spots in shades of light turquoise and tan, and the crevices appearing a dark copper color. Among all this are a dozen oblong bumps, angled from the upper left toward lower right, also mainly copper-colored; some of them look like coffee beans, others resemble partially deflated, wrinkled balloons. They’re lighted from a source beyond the lower-left edge of the frame; on their shadowed sides, some have patches of white or light turquoise.

MRO’s HiRISE Views Frosty Martian Dunes

Martian dunes in Mars' northern hemisphere, captured from above by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter using its HiRISE camera on Sept.…

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New Year, New Mars: Red Planet Gets Active as Spring Begins (Mars Report)

Mars scientists have recently marked a new year on the Red Planet, a milestone that occurs every 687 days. Because…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, off the frame and above the smaller hill on the right. A third hill begins to slope upward on the horizon, at the right edge of the frame. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the bottom center of the frame, and two others in the lower right corner.

Sol 4394: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 16, 2024, Sol 4394 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 228, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks stretching into the distance where a series of three hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon, the middle one lower on the horizon and farther away than the others. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including one wheel visible in the lower right corner and another at the bottom center of the frame.

Sol 4394: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 16, 2024, Sol 4394 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 228, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, off the frame and above the smaller hill on the right. A third hill begins to slope upward on the horizon, at the right edge of the frame. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the bottom center of the frame, and two others in the lower right corner.

Sol 4391: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 13, 2024, Sol 4391 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 0, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks stretching into the distance where a series of three hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon, the middle one lower on the horizon and farther away than the others. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including one wheel visible in the lower right corner and another at the bottom center of the frame.

Sol 4391: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 13, 2024, Sol 4391 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 0, site…

An overhead view of the Martian surface, shows dark tan terrain with scattered craters. At the center of the image is a dark spot in a depression that appears smoother and darker than the ground around it, resembling fabric that a pointed stick had dented, then punctured.

HiRISE Studies the Dust on InSight

NASA's InSight Mars lander acquires the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet in a set of images…

An overhead view of the Martian surface, showing the route of the Perseverance rover, marked by a weaving white line atop the landscape image. The terrain is mainly light orange-tan, with the right two-thirds mostly flat, and the left third appearing more rocky and hilly. The rover’s path runs diagonally into that section, from the upper right corner of the image to the lower left corner.

Perseverance Reaches ‘Lookout Hill’

This map shows the location of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover as of Dec. 10, 2024, when it reached "Lookout Hill"…

An overhead view of the Martian surface, with markings showing the past travel and proposed route of the Perseverance rover. The journey so far is marked with a zig-zagging white line from the top of the image frame, angling down and to the left, ending at a white line drawing of the rover near the center of the image. A light-blue dotted line then extends toward the left, until it reaches a spot marked as “Witch Hazel Hill.” The terrain is mostly grayish-orange, covered in rocky hills, craters large and small, and soil in ridges formed in the past by water or wind.

Proposed Route of Perseverance’s Northern Rim Science Campaign

This animation shows the position of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover as of Dec. 4, 2024, along with the proposed route…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, off the frame and above the smaller hill on the right. A third hill begins to slope upward on the horizon, at the right edge of the frame. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the bottom center of the frame, and two others in the lower right corner.

Sol 4389: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 11, 2024, Sol 4389 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2722, site…

A grayscale, trapezoid-shaped image of the Martian surface shows a patch of very rocky terrain next to the Curiosity rover. Parts of the rover are visible at the bottom of the frame. Several of the large rocks pushing up from the ground are layered and pyramid shaped.

Sol 4389: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity took the images on December 11, 2024, Sol 4389 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2722, site…

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