Nov 24, 2025 · Mars Overview Mars is no place for the faint-hearted. It’s dry, rocky, and bitter cold. The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars is one of Earth's two closest planetary neighbors (Venus is the …

Provide continuing improvement in the capabilities of robotic science- and human-enabling missions that collectively enhance US leadership in Mars exploration, lower the costs of all Mars missions, and …

Nov 15, 2024 · While every mission's timeline is different, most follow a typical set of phases — from launch to science operations.

The Phoenix Mars Mission, scheduled for launch in August 2007, is the first in NASA’s “Scout Program.” Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and search for complex organic molecules in the …

Sep 10, 2025 · Get the latest news releases, features, findings, and stories about the missions on Mars.

The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term, multi-mission effort to un-derstand Mars as a potential place for past or present life (its habitability), to …

Apr 7, 2025 · This infographic highlights NASA’s twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity. The rovers landed on the Red Planet in 2004, in search of answers …

Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.

Jun 2, 2025 · Mars Odyssey mission was the first spacecraft to make a global map of the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. The spacecraft also holds the record for …

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