NASA Mars
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NASA’s official X account for all things Mars. Join us as we explore the Red Planet!
60 years ago, humanity got its first up-close glimpse of Mars. Since then, we’ve watched dust devils dance, rovers roam and helicopters hover. Take a look back at how our view of the Red Planet has evolved: go.nasa.gov/3IqRt8e
Become a Martian weather watcher! ☁️ Join Cloudspotting on Mars, a citizen science project dedicated to unlocking the secrets of the planet’s atmosphere. Marking any cloud signatures you see in data graphs. Launch your curiosity right from home: science.nasa.gov/for-everyone/s…
Want something fun to do this summer? Be part of the Summer of Planetary Science! ☀️🪐 Explore how we study Mars from afar with the PLANETS Remote Sensing activities, then tour real Martian terrain with NASA’s Solar Trek tool. science.nasa.gov/for-everyone/s…
Dive into the history of Mariner 4 with "JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars." This 90-min documentary describes the challenges of JPL’s first attempts to send spacecraft to the Red Planet using archival footage and interviews. youtu.be/eaSaVanPysA?si…
How it started / How it's going From Mariner 4 in 1965 to the Mars rovers today, re-live some of the amazing vistas we've captured on the Red Planet so far — as we prepare for the next Giant Leap. go.nasa.gov/3IqRt8e
Do you have a favorite moment from Opportunity's trek across Mars? See more of what Opportunity and its twin rover Spirit found: go.nasa.gov/45VuGv7
The launch of one of NASA's most successful and enduring interplanetary missions. #OTD in 2003, the Mars Explorer Rover-B "Opportunity" was launched from @NASAKennedy in Florida. Opportunity was designed to last about 3 months in its search for evidence of ancient water on Mars.…
There aren't any fireworks on the Red Planet, but the Perseverance rover did send this new image home just in time for the Fourth of July! The rover captured this view with its WATSON imager on the turret at the end of its robotic arm.
Catch Mars in the night sky in July, which happens to include a major Martian milestone. Details: go.nasa.gov/whatsup
A new Mars rover autonomous driving record 🥇 Perseverance recently traveled 411 m (1,348 ft) in a single autonomous drive, breaking its previous record by 64 m (210 ft). Longer drives bring the rover closer to terrain that could reveal more about the Red Planet’s distant past.
Time to rock and roll! After 20 years in space, our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing new, large rolls — nearly inverting the spacecraft — that will help it become even more effective at hunting for water beneath the surface. See some early results: go.nasa.gov/3FXilvR
Exploring an area previously only seen from orbit, the Curiosity rover has found dramatic new evidence of ancient groundwater. The rover is using its drill to snag samples of rock that will give geologists new clues to how this area formed. go.nasa.gov/4ljOVa0
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. — Edward Abbey The Curiosity rover has traveled a long way, with much more to explore. See its current position: go.nasa.gov/3ZEHYbj and latest news: science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-cu…
Old school! No, REALLY old. The Perseverance rover has been investigating what could be some of the oldest rock ever to be explored on the surface of Mars. More on the mission blog: science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2…
