Mars - NASA Science
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 other). Mars is one …
NASA’s InSight Reveals the Deep Interior of Mars - NASA
Jul 22, 2021 · Three papers published today share new details on the crust, mantle, and molten core of the Red Planet. Before NASA’s InSight spacecraft touched down on Mars in 2018, the …
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, …
Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet Grades: 5-12 Prep Time: ~1 hour Lesson Time: 3 45-minute sessions WHAT STUDENTS DO: Design a Mission to Mars. Curious about how …
Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity - NASA Science
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 …
New Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to ... - NASA Mars …
Apr 5, 2023 · Cliffsides, impact craters, and dust devil tracks are captured in mesmerizing detail in a new mosaic of the Red Planet composed of 110,000 images from NASA’s Mars …
NASA's Mars 2020 Will Blaze a Trail — for Humans - NASA
Jun 12, 2019 · When a female astronaut first sets foot on the Moon in 2024, the historic moment will represent a step toward another NASA first: eventually putting humans on Mars. NASA’s …
Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet 5th Grade NGSS, Common Core, and 21st Century Skills Alignment Document WHAT STUDENTS DO: Design a Mission to Mars. Curious about how …
Comets: Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) - NASA Mars Exploration
Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) with Mars in October 2014, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft entered orbit …
A Rough, Tough, Red Planet Rock Hound - NASA Mars Exploration
At different locations on the surface of the same rock, scientists can use the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity to measure the amount of reflected light at a series …