This animation illustrates Mars solar conjunction, a period when Mars is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth. During this time, the Sun can interrupt radio transmissions to spacecraft on and around the Red Planet.
August 23, 2019
Cydonia Labyrinthus is a complex of intersecting valleys that form a polygonal fractured terrain.
July 15, 2019
NASAs Curiosity Mars rover can be seen in this image taken from space on May 31, 2019, by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
July 12, 2019
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover can be seen in this image taken from space on May 31, 2019, by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. In the image, Curiosity appears as a bluish speck.
July 12, 2019
This image, acquired by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a new impact crater that has appeared on the surface of Mars, formed at most between September 2016 and February 2019.
June 18, 2019
This image acquired on September 24, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a huge tongue-like form, which looks a like a mudflow with boulders on its surface.
June 12, 2019
This image, acquired on October 1, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a wavy surface like that of the sea. These wave shapes are the result of erosion.
June 12, 2019
This image, acquired on April 22, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows curious chevron shapes in southeast Hellas Planitia which are the result of a complex story of dunes, lava, and wind.
June 12, 2019
This image, acquired on May 16, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a cratered area to the southeast of the ExoMars 2020 Rosalind Franklin rover landing site at Oxia Palus.
June 12, 2019
A small channel cuts across the floor of a gigantic 1100-mile (1780-kilometer)-long set of flood-carved channels in a region on Mars called "Kasei Valles."
June 6, 2019
This animation shows a proposed route for NASAs Curiosity rover, which is climbing lower Mount Sharp on Mars.
May 15, 2019
This image acquired on January 29, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the southern half of the picture is covered by a well-preserved lava flow.
May 15, 2019
This image acquired on February 18, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows late winter angled illumination over dunes covered by carbon dioxide frost mixed with dust.
May 15, 2019
This image acquired on February 23, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a small landslide in Iani Chaos. Landslides are common on Mars where there are steep slopes, including this area where there are numerous mounds and hills.
May 15, 2019
This image acquired on March 24, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, revisits an impact site in this area first imaged in December 2017.
May 15, 2019
