All Mars Resources

Filters

A realistic, animated video shows the progression of Mars rovers from a small microwave-sized Sojourner rover to the SUV-sized Perseverance rover. The final frame shows a sample return rocket liftin off from the Martian surface.

Evolution of NASA’s Mars Rovers: Sojourner to Perseverance

Since landing its first rover on Mars in 1997, NASA has pushed the boundaries of exploration with increasingly larger and…

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of the Martian moon Phobos as it passed in front of the Sun on Sept. 30, 2024. The video shows the transit speeded up by four times, followed by the eclipse in real time.

Perseverance Captures Transit of Phobos

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of the Martian moon Phobos as it passed in front of the Sun on…

This map, as of October 2024, shows Perseverance's traverse path of over 18.65 miles, with marked locations where 24 samples were collected of rock and regolith as well as one air sample.

Perseverance Driving Path Animation – October 2024

As of October 2024, Perseverance has driven over 18.65 miles, and has collected 24 samples of rock and regolith as…

Illustration shows an artist's view of a spacecraft over Mars next to the words, 10 Years at Mars with MAVEN.

Ten Years at Mars with NASA’s MAVEN Mission

MAVEN has produced a wealth of data about how Mars’s atmosphere responds to the Sun and solar wind, and how these interactions…

A woman wearing glasses works at a computer in mission control.

Mars Report: Earth to Mars: How NASA Keeps Curiosity Connected

See why Curiosity’s location in Gediz Vallis channel makes it difficult to send direct commands — and how the team…

NASA program scientist Lindsay Hays explains what defines potential signs of ancient life on other worlds and why they require future study. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is searching for these signs, collecting samples for future return to Earth, and helping pave the way for human exploration.

What is a Potential Biosignature?

NASA program scientist Lindsay Hays explains what defines potential signs of ancient life on other worlds and why they require…

A man wearing a medical face mask stands at a podium giving a speech.

Intriguing Mars Rock: Perseverance Project Scientist’s Conference Talk on Mars Sample Return

A key objective of Perseverance rover’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including caching samples that may contain signs of ancient…

A retro handpainted illustration of a Viking lander extending its robotic arm on the surface of Mars.

Viking Mission to Mars—Animation and Footage

Retro-style video features animation of one of NASA's Viking spacecraft en route to Mars and landing there in the mid-1970s.…

Signs of Ancient Life on Mars? Here’s What We See in This Intriguing Rock #Shorts

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made very compelling observations in a Martian rock that, with further study, could prove that life…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to take this 360-degree panorama from within Gediz Vallis channel on June 19, 2024, the 4,220th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The panorama is made up of 336 individual images that were stitched together after being sent back to Earth. The color has been adjusted to match lighting conditions as the human eye would see them on Earth.

Curiosity Takes a 360-Degree View of Gediz Vallis Channel

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to take this 360-degree panorama from within Gediz Vallis channel…

Perseverance Explores Ancient River Channel (Mars Report)

As NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to ascend to the rim of Jezero Crater, its team is investigating a rock unlike…

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured evidence of a solar storm's charged particles arriving at the Martian surface in this three-frame video taken by one of the rover's navigation cameras on May 20, 2024, the 4,190th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Curiosity Sees Streaks and Specks During 2024 Solar Storm

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured evidence of a solar storm's charged particles arriving at the Martian surface in this three-frame…

The specks in the sequence of images in this video were caused by charged particles from a solar storm hitting one of the navigation cameras aboard NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. The mission uses the rover's navigation cameras to try capturing images of dust devils (dust-bearing whirlwinds) and wind gusts, like the gust seen here.

Curiosity Sees Specks Caused By 2024 Solar Storm While Recording a Wind Gust on Mars

The specks in the sequence of images in this video were caused by charged particles from a solar storm hitting…

How Solar Storms This Year Will Help Mars Astronauts in the Future (Mars Report – April 2024)

The Sun’s activity will be at its peak in 2024, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and…

See Ingenuity’s Flight Map: 72 Helicopter Flights on Mars

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet when it took to…