Saturday, August 19, 2023

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

Planet Mars Images: August 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL
Mars 2020 - Ingenuity Mars helicopter - sol 880
Ingenuity Mars helicopter - sol 881
MSL - sol 3917
MSL - sol 3921
Mars 2020 - sol 884
Mars 2020 - sol 886
MSL - sol 3912
Mars 2020 - sol 879




Celebrating 11+ 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
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 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
Image Release Dates: Aug. 10-18, 2023

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