Tuktoyuktuk Up Close - Mars exploration rover images
Tuktoyuktuk Up Close NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Preparation on Earth for Drilling on Mars
The development of the Mars rover Curiosity capabilities for drilling into a rock on Mars required years of development work. Seen here are some of the rocks used in bit development testing and lifespan testing... More
Spirit Studies Rock Outcrop at Home Plate
This image shows two flat-topped, layered rocks with angular edges almost side by side, except they are separated by a smaller rock and two thin channels of reddish-brown sand. The bare rock surfaces are a ligh... More
Dunes on Plains, 2001 NASA Mars Odyssey images
These dunes are located on the plains around Doanus Vallis as seen by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft. NASA/JPL/ASU
Opportunity View on Sols 1803 and 1804 Polar
Opportunity View on Sols 1803 and 1804 Polar NASA/JPL-Caltech
Opportunity Surroundings on Sol 1950 Polar
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the images combined into this 360-degree polar view of the rover surroundings on the 1,950th Martian day, or sol, of its surface missio... More
Block Island Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 False Color
This view of a rock called Block Island, the largest meteorite yet found on Mars, comes from the panoramic camera Pancam on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell
Block Island Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961 Stereo
Composition measurements by NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Corne... More
Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model
(1961) Dr. William H. Pickering, (center) JPL Director, presenting Mariner spacecraft model to President John F. Kennedy, (right). NASA Administrator James Webb is standing directly behind the Mariner model. Th... More
Atlantis Region on Mars - Mariner 4
Atlantis Region on Mars - Mariner 4 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First TV Image of Mars Hand Colored
A real-time data translator machine converted Mariner 4 digital image data into numbers printed on strips of paper. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Dan Goods
Mariner Crater - NASA Mars images
Mariner Crater NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mariner photos presented to President Johnson
Description: (July 29, 1965) Dr. William H. Pickering, (left) Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents Mariner spacecraft photos to President Lyndon Baines Johnson...Identifier GPN-2000-000480
Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby
As we head into the 21st Century, it seems hard to believe that human beings have been sending spacecraft toward Mars for more than 3 decades already. The first spacecraft to reach Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. T... More
Mars full disk approach view from Mariner 7
Mars full disk approach view from Mariner 7 NASA/JPL
Yankee Clipper Crater on Mars Stereo
Yankee Clipper crater on Mars carries the name of the command and service module of NASA 1969 Apollo 12 mission to the moon. NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded this stereo view on Nov. 4, 2010. 3D... More
1st Manned Lunar Landing and 1st Robotic Mars Landing Commemorative Re...
NASA Viking 1 landing site is shown in this commemorative image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft to celebrate the July 20, 1969 and 1976 anniversaries of NASA Apollo 11 and Viking 1 landings on the Moon and Ma... More
Yankee Clipper Crater on Mars. NASA public domain image colelction.
This mosaic is a view from NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity of Yankee Clipper crater which carries the name of the command and service module of NASA 1969 Apollo 12 mission to the moon. NASA/JPL-Caltech
1st Manned Lunar Landing and 1st Robotic Mars Landing Commemorative Re...
This NASA Mars Odyssey image of NASA Viking 1 landing site was taken to commemorate the anniversaries of NASA Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and Viking 1 landing on Mars -- July 20, 1969 and July 20, 1976, respe... More
The So-Called Face, 2001 NASA Mars Odyssey images
The so-called Face on Mars can be seen slightly above center and to the right in this NASA Mars Odyssey image. This 3-km long knob was first imaged by NASA Viking spacecraft in the 1970 and to some resembled a ... More
Mariner Images of Mars - NASA Mars images
Description: These wide-angle images of Mars were laid in place on a globe already containing an indistinct, Earth-based view of Mars. The Mariner 6 pictures make two horizontal rows above; the Mariner 7 pictur... More
Deposits along the Northern Wall of Melas Chasma
It has been known since the 1970s when the Viking orbiters took pictures of Mars that there are large (i.e., several kilometers-thick) mounds of light-toned deposits within the central portion of Valles Mariner... More
Odyssey/White Rock, 2001 NASA Mars Odyssey images
These Mars Odyssey images show the White Rock feature on Mars in both infrared left and visible right wavelengths. White Rock is the unofficial name for this landform that was first observed during NASA Mariner... More
South Polar Cap of Mars as seen by Mariners 9 & 7
South Polar Cap of Mars as seen by Mariners 9 & 7 NASA/JPL
2016 Resembles Past Global Dust Storm Years on Mars
This graphic indicates a similarity between 2016 (dark blue line) and five past years in which Mars has experienced a global dust storm (orange lines and band), compared to years with no global dust storm (blue... More
Landscape West of Bosporos Rupes
This image was taken in the mid-latitudes of Mars' southern hemisphere near the giant Argyre impact basin. It is located just to the west of a prominent scarp known as Bosporos Rupes. The left side of the image... More
Mariner 9 views Canyon System emerging from Martian Dust Storm
Mariner 9 views Canyon System emerging from Martian Dust Storm NASA/JPL
Nix Olympica Identified by Mariner 9 on Mars Approach
Nix Olympica Identified by Mariner 9 on Mars Approach NASA/JPL
Mariner 9 views Ascraeus Lacus above the Martian Dust Storm
Oblique view of the crater complex near Ascraeus Lacus in the Tharsis region of Mars was taken by Mariner 9. It is the northernmost of the prominent dark spots observed by Mariner during its approach to the pla... More
Mariner 9 views of shield volcano
Mariner 9 views of shield volcano NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mariner 9 View of Arsia Silva. NASA public domain image colelction.
Mariner 9 View of Arsia Silva NASA/JPL
South Pole as viewed by Mariner 9 on Mars Approach
South Pole as viewed by Mariner 9 on Mars Approach NASA/JPL
Mariner 9 views Olympus Mons standing above the Martian Dust Storm
Mariner 9 views Olympus Mons standing above the Martian Dust Storm NASA/JPL
Sinuous Ridge Materials in Reuyl Crater
There are some interesting erosional signs in this observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will make for a good comparison with other intracrater fans and fluvial sedimentary landforms. We can... More
Martian Morning Clouds Seen by Viking Orbiter 1 in 1976
No NASA Mars orbiter has been in a position to observe morning daylight on Mars since the twin Viking orbiters of the 1970s. This image, taken by Viking Orbiter 1 on Aug. 17, 1976, shows water-ice clouds in the... More
Viking Lander 2 Anniversary, 2001 NASA Mars Odyssey images
This portion of NASA Mars Odyssey image covers NASA Viking 2 landing site shown with the X. The second landing on Mars took place September 3, 1976 in Utopia Planitia. The exact location of Lander 2 is not as w... More
Mars First Mars Surface Photo, NASA Viking Images
The image above is the first photograph ever taken from the surface of Mars. It was taken by the Viking 1 lander shortly after it touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976. Part of footpad #2 can be seen in the low... More
Clouds Near Mie Crater, NASA Mars Images
Mie Crater, a large basin formed by asteroid or comet impact in Utopia Planitia, lies at the center of this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) red wide angle image. The crater is approximately... More
Acidalia and Chryse Plains, Mars
Somewhere down there sits the Mars Pathfinder lander and Sojourner rover. This Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera view of the red planet shows the region that includes Ares Vallis and the Chryse Plains up... More
Landing Accuracy on Mars: A Historical Perspective
This image illustrates how spacecraft landings on Mars have become more and more precise over the years. Since NASA first Mars landing of Viking in 1976, the targeted landing regions, or ellipses, have shrunk. ... More
Color Mosaic of Olympus Mons. NASA public domain image colelction.
Color mosaic of Olympus Mons volcano on Mars from the Viking 1 Orbiter. The mosaic was created using images from orbit 735 taken 22 June 1978. Olympus Mons is about 600 km in diameter and the summit caldera is ... More
The Martian Prime Meridian -- Longitude "Zero"
On Earth, the longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England is defined as the "prime meridian," or the zero point of longitude. Locations on Earth are measured in degrees east or west from this posit... More
Spirit Look Ahead After Sol 1866 Drive
This scene combines three frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,866th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit mission on Mars April 3, 2009. It spans 120 degrees, with ... More
Huge Dust Devil Northwest of Spirit, Sol 1919
Researchers used the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit to look for dust devils near the rover during the mission 1,919th Martian day, or sol May 27, 2009. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell University/ASU
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856 NASA/JPL-Caltech
Opportunity View After 72-Meter Drive, Sol 1912 Stereo
NASA Opportunity had driven 72.3 meters southward 237 feet on June 10. Engineers drove the rover backward as a strategy to counteract an increase in the amount of current drawn by the drive motor of the right-f... More
Einstein and Mars, NASA history collection
In February 1917, Albert Einstein wrote in a letter: "It is a pity that we do not live on Mars and just observe man's nasty antics by telescope." We do have a telescope at Mars, but we use it to image Mars rath... More
Murray Buttes at Foot of Mount Sharp on Mars
This view taken from orbit shows a cluster of small, steep-sided knobs called Murray Buttes, in tribute to Bruce Murray 1931-2013, an influential advocate for planetary exploration. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Solar System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, S... More
New Record Five-Wheel Drive, Spirit Sol 1856 Stereo
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took these images that have been combined into this stereo, 180-degree view of the rover surroundings on March 23, 2009. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Opportunity View After 72-Meter Drive, Sol 1912 Vertical
NASA Opportunity had driven 72.3 meters southward 237 feet that sol. Engineers drove the rover backward as a strategy to counteract an increase in the amount of current drawn by the drive motor of the right-fro... More
Opportunity Surroundings After Backwards Drive, Sol 1850
NASA Opportunity had driven 62.5 meters 205 feet that sol, southward away from an outcrop called Penrhyn, which the rover had been examining for a few sols, and toward a crater called Adventure. This is a cylin... More
Spirit Photographs Her Underbelly, SOL 1925
This panorama of images from the Spirit rover, taken on Sol 1925 June 2, 2009, is helping engineers assess the rover current state and plan her extraction from the soft soil in the region now called Troy. NASA/JPL/USGS
Spirit View of Own Underbelly, Sol 1925 Stereo
This stereo view combines a pair of images taken by the microscopic imager on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,925th Martian day sol of Spirit mission on Mars June 2, 2009. 3D glasses are necessa... More
Murray Ridge on Rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars
This scene shows the Murray Ridge portion of the western rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars as seen by NASA rover Opportunity; this feature is called Murray Ridge in tribute to Bruce Murray 1931-2013, an influenti... More
Soffen Crater Floor, NASA history collection
This crater on Mars, observed by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, was named after Dr. Gerald A. Soffen February 7, 1926 - November 22, 2000, and this image covers a small portion of the crater floor. http://p... More
Spirit Look Ahead on Sol 1869
This scene combines three frames taken by the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the 1,869th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit mission on Mars April 6, 2009. It spans 120 degrees, with ... More
Craters Near Nilokeras Scopulus - NASA Mars images
This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of craters near Nilokeras Scopulus shows two pits partially filled with lumpy material, probably trapped dust that blew in from the atmosphere. This image shows... More
View in Travel Direction, Sol 1870, with Rock Garden
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its rear hazard avoidance camera to take this view toward the south during the 1,899th Martian day, or sol, of Spirit mission on Mars May 6, 2009. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Rover Panorama of Entrance to Murray Buttes on Mars
This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared features called "Murray Buttes" on lower Mount Sharp. The view combines more than 130 image... More
Opportunity View After 72-Meter Drive, Sol 1912
NASA Opportunity had driven 72.3 meters southward 237 feet that sol. Engineers drove the rover backward as a strategy to counteract an increase in the amount of current drawn by the drive motor of the right-fro... More
Rover Panorama Taken Amid Murray Buttes on Mars
Original Caption Released with Image: This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover while the rover was in an area called "Murray Buttes" on lower Mount ... More
Opportunity View After 72-Meter Drive, Sol 1912 Polar
NASA Opportunity had driven 72.3 meters southward 237 feet that sol. Engineers drove the rover backward as a strategy to counteract an increase in the amount of current drawn by the drive motor of the right-fro... More
Dust Devil West of Spirit, Sol 1913 Stereo
The navigation camera on NASA Spirit caught this stereo view of a dust devil during the on May 21, 2009. The view is to the west from Spirit position at the Troy location where Spirit had become embedded a few ... More
Spirit Descent to Mars-1983. NASA public domain image colelction.
Spirit Descent to Mars-1983 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of planet Mars surface, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rocky III Prototype - NASA Mars images
Description: (September 23, 1991) A prototype for a robotic planetary exploration vehicle, demonstrates ability to go over rough terrain and pickup rock or soil samples with its manipulator arm. Rocky is radio-... More
This image is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and...
This image is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and its newly discovered moon to be transmitted to Earth from NASA's Galileo spacecraft--the first conclusive evidence that natural satellites ... More
Mars Valles Marineris Hemisphere, NASA Viking Images
Mosaic composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars, covering nearly a full hemisphere of the planet (approximate latitude -55 to 60 degrees, longitude 30 to 130 degrees). The mosaic is in a point-perspective ... More
Mars Schiaparelli Hemisphere, NASA Viking Images
This mosaic is composed of about 100 red- and violet- filter Viking Orbiter images, digitally mosaiced in an orthographic projection at a scale of 1 km/pixel. The images were acquired in 1980 during mid norther... More
Oblique View of Valles Marineris
An oblique, color image of central Valles Marineris, Mars showing relief of Ophir and Candor Chasmata; view toward north. The photograph is a composite of Viking high-resolution images in black and white and lo... More
Oblique View with Altimetry of Valles Marineris
An oblique, color image of central Valles Marineris, Mars showing relief of Ophir and Candor Chasmata; view toward east. The photograph is a composite of Viking high-resolution images in black and white and low... More
Mars North Polar Ice Cap, NASA Viking Images
Shown here is an oblique view of the polar region, as seen with NASA Viking 1 spacecraft orbiting Mars over latitude 39 degrees north. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00009 NASA/JPL/USGS
Carbon Compounds from Mars Found Inside Meteorite ALH84001
This 4.5 billion-year-old rock, labeled meteorite ALH84001, is one of 10 rocks from Mars in which researchers have found organic carbon compounds that originated on Mars without involvement of life. http://pho... More
Mars Life? - Orange-colored Carbonate Mineral Globules
This photograph shows orange-colored carbonate mineral globules found in a meteorite, called ALH84001, believed to have once been a part of Mars. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00290 NASA/JSC/Stan... More
Mars Life? - Microscopic Tube-like Structures
This high-resolution scanning electron microscope image shows an unusual tube-like structural form that is less than 1/100th the width of a human hair in size found in meteorite ALH84001, a meteorite believed t... More
Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures
This electron microscope image shows tubular structures of likely Martian origin. These structures are very similar in size and shape to extremely tiny microfossils found in some Earth rocks. http://photojourn... More
Mars Life? - Microscopic Egg-shaped Structures
This electron microscope image shows egg-shaped structures, some of which may be possible microscopic fossils of Martian origin as discussed by NASA research published in the Aug. 16, 1996. http://photojournal... More
Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures
This electron microscope image shows extremely tiny tubular structures that are possible microscopic fossils of bacteria-like organisms that may have lived on Mars more than 3.6 billion years ago. http://photo... More
Mars Life? - Microscopic Tube-like Structures
This electron microscope image is a close-up of the center part of photo number S96-12301. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00284 NASA/JSC/Stanford University
Mars Life? - Microscopic Structures - NASA Mars images
In the center of this electron microscope image of a small chip from a meteorite are several tiny structures that are possible microscopic fossils of primitive, bacteria-like organisms that may have lived on Ma... More
First Photograph Taken On Mars Surface
This is the first photograph ever taken on the surface of the planet Mars. It was obtained by Viking 1 just minutes after the spacecraft landed successfully early today [July 20, 1976]. The center of the image ... More
Debris Kicked Up By Impact of A Protective Cover from Viking Lander 1
The patch of dark material toward the top of this picture (arrow) taken by NASA's Viking 1 Lander is the debris kicked up by the impact of a protective cover ejected from the spacecraft at 1 a.m. today. The cyl... More
High Resolution Image From Viking Lander 1
NASA's Viking 1 took this high-resolution picture today, its third day on Mars. Distance from the camera to the nearfield (bottom) is about 4 meters (13 feet); to the horizon, about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles). Th... More
Example of Weathering And Sun Angle
The letter 'B' or perhaps the figure '8' appears to have been etched into the Mars rock at the left edge of this picture taken yesterday by NASA's Viking 1 Lander. It is believed to be an illusion caused by wea... More
Northeast View from Viking Landing Site
This Mars view looks northeast from Nasa's Viking 1 and completes the 360 panorama of the landing site begun earlier with the spacecraft's other camera. A layer of haze can be seen in the Martian sky. Large dar... More
The United States Flag Stands On The Surface Of Mars
The flag of the United States stands on the surface of Mars. It is mounted on the housing of NASA's Viking 1's nuclear power system. Also seen are the U.S. Bicentennial symbol and a student designed Viking embl... More
Trench Excavated By Viking 1 Surface Sampler
This image, received today, shows the trench excavated by NASA's Viking 1 surface sampler. The trench was dug by extending the surface sampler collection head in a direction from lower right toward the upper le... More
Viking Lander Buried Footpad #3
Viking Lander Buried Footpad #3 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00390 NASA/JPL
The Meteorology Instrument on Viking Lander 1
The Meteorology Instrument on Viking Lander 1 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00392 NASA/JPL
Magnetic Particles Are Found In The Martian Atmosphere
Magnetic Particles Are Found In The Martian Atmosphere http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00394 NASA/JPL
The Collector Head Of Viking Lander 1 Surface Sampler
The Collector Head Of Viking Lander 1 Surface Sampler http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00395 NASA/JPL
Viking Lander 2 First Picture On The Surface Of Mars
Viking Lander 2 First Picture On The Surface Of Mars http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00396 NASA/JPL
Boulder Big Joe And Surface Changes On Mars
Boulder Big Joe And Surface Changes On Mars http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00397 NASA/JPL
Surface Sampler Arm Acquiring Sample
Operation of the surface sampler in obtaining Martian soil for NASA's Viking 2 molecular analysis experiment. Dubbed Bonneville Salt Flats, the exposure of thin crust appeared unique in contrast with surroundin... More
First Panoramic View From The Surface Of Mars
First panoramic view by Viking 1 from the surface of Mars. (Top): The out-of-focus spacecraft component toward left center is the housing for the Viking sample arm, which is not yet deployed. Parallel lines in ... More
First Panoramic View From The Surface Of Mars
First panoramic view by NASA's Viking 1 from the surface of Mars. The out of focus spacecraft component toward left center is the housing for the Viking sample arm, which is not yet deployed. Parallel lines in ... More
Sand Dunes And Large Rocks Revealed By Camera 1
Sand Dunes And Large Rocks Revealed By Camera 1 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00391 NASA/JPL
Mars Martian Dune Field, NASA Viking Images
Martian Dune Field http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00393 NASA/JPL Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft - NASA Mars images
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) prepare the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft for transfer to the launch pad by placing it in a protective canister. The ... More
360 Degree Panorama Mars Pathfinder Landing Site
This is the first contiguous, uniform 360-degree color panorama taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) over the course of sols 8, 9, and 10 (Martian days). Different regions were imaged at different time... More