During late December 2025 and January 2026, Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun, blocking radio communications between them. Perseverance will resume sending raw images in late January. Watch video on Mars solar conjunction
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight.
This image was acquired on Feb. 16, 2024 (Sol 1064 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 08:51:42.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Dec. 21 - 27, 2025
Mars Perseverance Sol 1725: Left Mastcam-Z Camera
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