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New Year, New Mars: Red Planet Gets Active as Spring Begins (Mars Report)

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Mars scientists have recently marked a new year on the Red Planet, a milestone that occurs every 687 days. Because…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks stretching into the distance where a series of three hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon, the middle one lower on the horizon and farther away than the others. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including one wheel visible in the lower right corner and another at the bottom center of the frame.

Sol 4394: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 16, 2024, Sol 4394 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 228, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, off the frame and above the smaller hill on the right. A third hill begins to slope upward on the horizon, at the right edge of the frame. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the bottom center of the frame, and two others in the lower right corner.

Sol 4391: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 13, 2024, Sol 4391 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 0, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks stretching into the distance where a series of three hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon, the middle one lower on the horizon and farther away than the others. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including one wheel visible in the lower right corner and another at the bottom center of the frame.

Sol 4391: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 13, 2024, Sol 4391 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 0, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, off the frame and above the smaller hill on the right. A third hill begins to slope upward on the horizon, at the right edge of the frame. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the bottom center of the frame, and two others in the lower right corner.

Sol 4389: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 11, 2024, Sol 4389 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2722, site…

A grayscale, trapezoid-shaped image of the Martian surface shows a patch of very rocky terrain next to the Curiosity rover. Parts of the rover are visible at the bottom of the frame. Several of the large rocks pushing up from the ground are layered and pyramid shaped.

Sol 4389: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 11, 2024, Sol 4389 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2722, site…

A brightly lit, grayscale panorama of the Martian surface shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, all in lighter gray, stretching into the distance where a series of three hills rise from the ground, left to right on the horizon. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including two wheels visible in the lower right corner and a third at the bottom center of the frame.

Sol 4387: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 09, 2024, Sol 4387 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2548, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, also dark gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, between the two hills at the top center of the image. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the lower right corner.

Sol 4384: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 06, 2024, Sol 4384 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2386, site…

A grayscale panorama of the Martian surface, possibly at night or in twilight, shows a wide field of flat, dark gray terrain dotted with flat, angular, medium-sized rocks, also dark gray, stretching into the distance where a pair of hills rise from the ground on the horizon. A bright light illuminates a small part of the sky, between the two hills at the top center of the image. Portions of the Curiosity rover are visible at the bottom of the image, including a wheel visible in the lower right corner.

Sol 4384: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

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Curiosity took the images on December 06, 2024, Sol 4384 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 2386, site…

A detailed report titled Expanding the Horizons of Mars Science: A Plan for a Sustainable Science Program at Mars

The Mars Future Plan

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NASA’s Mars Exploration Program (MEP) is a science-driven, robotic-focused effort to characterize and understand Mars, including its current environment, climate…

A stylistic view of a spacecraft in space is superimposed over the number 10. The poster says "MAVEN: Celebrating 10 years in Orbit at Mars"

MAVEN 10th Anniversary at Mars Poster

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On September 21, 2014, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered orbit around Mars. The mission has produced…

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