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ALT Composite image from Viking orbiter photos shows a global view of Mars. Valles Marineris, an enormous canyon system, stretches across most of the width of the planet in this view. Darker spots at the left mark three huge shield volcanoes of the Tharsis region.
ALT Wide-angle photo from NASA’s InSight lander on Mars shows the area in front of the lander in the late afternoon sun. Two science instruments tethered to the lander rest on the sandy surface nearby. Part of the lander’s robotic arm is visible extending down from the top left. Distortion from the wide-angle lens bends the distant horizon into a curved shape, while low-angle sunlight causes a small bluish lens flare on the right side.
ALT Screenshot from interactive web experience shows six digital postcards sent to NASA's InSight Mars lander by members of the public. Cards feature photos of (and taken by) InSight, along with personal notes from the senders, such as, “You’re doing an amazing job!”, “Continue making the impossible possible!”, and “You rock!”
ALT Self-portrait photo from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover shows the vehicle parked in front of a rock with two holes in it, from which the rover has extracted two rock samples. Tracks from the rover’s wheels are visible on the dusty ground surface in the background.
ALT Low-angle self-portrait photo from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover shows the vehicle on a patch of rocky ground on Mars.
ALT Illustration of NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the spacecraft in orbit above Mars, pointing its cameras down toward the surface. Parts of Mars and its atmosphere are reflected in the vehicle’s two large solar panels, which extend to either side. The top of the spacecraft features a large communications antenna, pointed to the left.
ALT Illustration of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft at Mars shows the orbiter over the Red Planet, with solar panels deployed on either side of the vehicle and a scientific instrument boom extending upward.
ALT Illustration of the European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter in orbit around Mars. The vehicle features long solar panels extending from either side of a central spacecraft bus, with a communications antenna pointing to the right. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab
ALT Illustration of NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft in orbit at Mars. The planet’s south polar ice cap is visible behind the orbiter, which features a large, offset solar panel and two extended booms for science instruments and a communications antenna.
ALT Posed group photo taken at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory features over 150 people, gathered on the steps in front of the facility’s main administration building. Trees frame the background, and a text overlay reads, “InSight Project Team, January 2018.”
ALT Posed group photo taken at Lockheed Martin shows around 100 people gathered in a grassy field, with buildings, trees, and mountains in the background.
ALT Self-portrait photo from NASA’s InSight lander shows a wide-angle composite of images capturing the vehicle on the surface of Mars during the 10th day of its surface mission. In the middle is the deck of the lander, with various science instruments on board. Extending to either side are the lander’s two solar panels.
ALT Mosaic image made from 102 NASA Viking Orbiter photos shows the full globe of Mars against a black background. Visible at the center of the rusty, reddish planet is Valles Marineris, an enormous canyon system around 1250 miles (~2000 kilometers) long, which stretches across most of the width of the planet in this view.
ALT Photo from NASA’s Insight lander on Mars shows a portion of the lander and one of its solar panels covered in a thin layer of dust. Part of the lander’s robotic arm is visible at the top of the image. In the background, a dusty, rocky plain stretches to a flat horizon.
ALT A close-up picture of the reddish-brown surface of Mars with a large crater captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The crater is in the middle of the image and has darker material, almost black inside due to the impact which excavated material from within, exposing chunks of water-ice shown as bluish-white around the edges of the crater.
ALT Screenshot from interactive web experience shows six digital postcards sent to InSight by members of the public
ALT Screenshot from interactive web experience shows six digital postcards sent to InSight by members of the public