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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Martian Vistas: May 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

Martian Vistas: May 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

MSL - Sol 3793 - NavRight

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Doug Ellison/Kevin M. Gill

Mars2020 - Sol 805 - MastCam-Z - Decorrelated Color
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill

Mars2020 - Sol 805 - MastCam-Z
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill

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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


Celebrating 2+ Years on Mars (2021-2023)

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/Arizona State University/Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS)

Processing: Kevin M. Gill

Image Release Dates: May 26-27, 2023


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