Planet Mars Images: April 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Planet Mars Images: April 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Mars2020 - sol 756

Mars2020 - sol 755

Mars2020 - sol 758

Mars2020 - sol 757

MSL - sol 3786

Mars2020 - sol 759

Mars2020 - sol 759

Mars2020 - sol 756

Celebrating 10 Years+ on Mars! (2012-2023)
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.
Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity)
Launch: July 30, 2020    
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

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

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Processing: Kevin M. Gill, PipploIMP (Images 1& 2)
Image Release Dates: April 5-11, 2023


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