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2 days ago · Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and the seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. There are intriguing clues that billions of years ago Mars was even more Earth-like than today.
4 days ago · Mars has a diameter of 6,792 km (4,220 miles); the planet’s circumference around the equator is 21,326 km (13,300 miles). Thus, if you’re moving at a speed of about 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour), it will take you about nine days to travel around the planet's equator.
Jun 18, 2024 · Mars Perseverance Sol 1175 - Right Mastcam-Z Camera: A jumbled field of light toned rocks with unusual ‘popcorn’-like textures and abundant mineral veins. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.
Jun 20, 2024 · Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes. NASA’s Perseverance rover viewed these dust devils swirling across the surface of Mars on July 20, 2021. Scientists want to study the air trapped in samples being collected in metal tubes by Perseverance.
Jun 13, 2024 · It is half the size of Earth. Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet. It's red because of rusty iron in the ground. Like Earth, Mars has seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, and weather. It has a very thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon.
1 day ago · Opinion. At a recent workshop in Washington, D.C., on the science of NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, the mood was excited but tense. The space agency had just dropped a bombshell ...
Jun 13, 2024 · A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including caching samples that may contain signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and ...
5 days ago · NASA's human Mars exploration plans have evolved through the NASA Mars Design Reference Missions, a series of design studies for human exploration of Mars. In 2017, the focus of NASA shifted to a return to the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, a flight to Mars could follow after this project.
Jun 13, 2024 · Perseverance is a rover that landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. It is studying a region of Mars called Jezero Crater. This rover will answer lots of questions about the Red Planet and search for signs of past microbial life.
Jun 13, 2024 · The Mars Rovers: Curiosity. Mars had water long ago. But did it also have other conditions needed for life? explore; The Mars Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity. What did these twin rovers teach us about the history of water on Mars? explore; The Mars Rovers: Sojourner. Learn more about the first rover to land on Mars! explore; The Mars ...
