Finely layered rocks within the "Murray formation" layer of lower Mount Sharp on Mars. Credit: NASA Since its deployment in 2012 to the surface of Mars, theCuriosityrover has sent back many breathtaking images of the Red Planet. In addition to snapping photos of the cometSiding SpringandEarth...
NASA hails a picture perfect Mars landing Sent first images of planet in 21 yearsDavid L. Chandler, Globe staff
Among the images taken from space were China's first photographs of the Martian south pole. The south pole is where almost all of the planet's water resources are locked. An image of Mars captured by Chinese rover Zhurong of the Tianwen-1...
the images include the orthographic projection of the eastern and western hemispheres of Mars, the Robinson projection of Mars, and the Mercator projection plus an azimuthal projection of the planet. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona It has been 15 years since NASA launched their Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), and it continues to provide us with spectacular images of the Red Planet. To celebrate this anniversary,NASA has released a new batch of images from the MRO, including...
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has beamed back high-resolution images of Mars, showing dust storms on the surface of the planet. Released by the China National Space Administration on Thursday, the new pictures with a resolution of 0.5 meters were captured by a ca...
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new videos and images of the country's Mars probe Tianwen-1 landing on and exploring the red planet. The videos show the landing rover deploying its parachute and descending to the Martian surface, and its Mars rover Zhurong dri...
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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new videos and images of the country's Mars probe Tianwen-1 landing on and exploring the red planet. The videos show the landing rover deploying its parachute and descending to the Martian surface...
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