Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Mars Images: December 8-10, 2024 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Mars Images: December 8-10, 2024 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

MSL - sol 4387
MSL - sol 4387
Mars 2020 - sol 1351
Mars 2020 - sol 1352
MSL - sol 4386
MSL - sol 4387
MSL - sol 4386
MSL - sol 4386

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Celebrating 12+ 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 Date: Dec. 8-10, 2024

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