This image acquired on October 23, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows layering near the base of the south polar layered deposits (SPLD). Radar observations of these deposits show that they are rich in water ice.
March 22, 2021
This image acquired on January 31, 2021 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a sinuous ridge that gives the appearance of a stream channel, but stays raised above the surface rather than incised into it.
March 22, 2021
NASA has named the landing site of the agencys Perseverance rover after the science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, as seen in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Experiment camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
March 5, 2021
This image shows two possible routes (blue and purple) to the fan-shaped deposit of sediments known as a delta for NASAs Perseverance rover on Mars. The yellow line marks a notional traverse exploring the Jezero delta.
March 5, 2021
The HiRISE camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this image of the Perseverance rover on Feb. 24, 2021.
March 4, 2021
The HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this image of the Perseverance rover on Feb. 24, 2021.
March 4, 2021
This image acquired on January 10, 2021 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a large sand dune with bright patches. Martian dunes near the poles often have bright patches in the spring, when seasonal frost is lingering.
February 26, 2021
This image acquired on January 3, 2021 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows evidence of a complex cycle of cratering and erosion.
February 26, 2021
This image acquired on November 22, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows terrain composed of coalescing pits and smooth-topped mesas, forming part of what is known as the Residual South Polar Cap (RSPC) of Mars.
February 26, 2021
This image acquired on November 13, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows lobate debris aprons (LDA), commonly found surrounding dissected plateaus in the Deuteronilus Mensae region of Mars.
February 26, 2021
This image acquired on October 30, 2020 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a dust devil forming by rising and rotating warm air pockets.
February 26, 2021
The HiRISE camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to capture this image of the final location of the heat shield that helped protect NASAs Perseverance rover during its landing on the surface of Mars.
February 22, 2021
This image shows with a green dot where NASAs Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The base image was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
February 22, 2021
The HiRISE camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to capture this image of NASAs Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars.
February 22, 2021
The HiRISE camera aboard NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to capture this image of the descent stage that helped fly NASAs Perseverance rover down to the surface of Mars.
February 22, 2021
