NASA's Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers: New August 2022 Images | JPL

NASA's Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers: New August 2022 Images | JPL

MSL - sol 3564 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

MSL - sol 3563 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Mars 2020 - sol 538 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Del-4Ri

MSL - sol 3573 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

MSL - sol 3573 - MAHLI

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

MSL - sol 3571 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

MSL - sol 3570 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Mars 2020 - sol 532 - Mastcam

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Del-4Ri

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Release Dates: August 19-26, 2022

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