Sunday, August 04, 2024

Planet Mars Images: Summer 2024 | NASA Curiosity & Perseverance Mars Rovers

Planet Mars Images: Summer 2024 | NASA Curiosity & Perseverance Mars Rovers

Mars 2020 - sol 1201
Mars 2020 - sol 1217
Mars 2020 - sol 1219
Mars 2020 - sol 1225
MSL - sol 4255
MSL - sol 4255 (Note: slight image misalignment)
Mars 2020 - sol 1218

Image 1: NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. Scientists think the spots may indicate that, billions of years ago, the chemical reactions in this rock could have supported microbial life; other explanations are being considered. 

Other explanations for the observed features are being considered by the science team, and future research steps will be required to determine whether ancient life is a valid explanation.

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Celebrating 11+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)

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 3+ 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.
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: July 24-Aug. 2, 2024

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