NASA Mars @NASAMars

NASA’s official X account for all things Mars. Join us as we explore the Red Planet! science.nasa.gov/mars/ Fourth Planet From the Sun Joined June 2008

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NASA JPL @NASAJPL

6 days ago

Meet ERNEST: a prototype rover that’s faster, smarter, and showcasing new ways to tackle tough terrain. This tech could be infused into future Moon and Mars missions.

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

6 days ago

Another kind of flight is boarding now: x.com/NASARoman/stat…

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope @NASARoman

6 days ago

Get ready to send your name a MILLION MILES AWAY!! Submit your name to be added to a memory card that will fly on the Roman Space Telescope this year to Lagrange point 2, the same location as @NASAWebb. go.nasa.gov/RomanNames Submissions close July 12th.

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

6 days ago

Did you send your name to be stenciled on the microchips aboard the rover? If so, your name has completed a Martian marathon, too! images.nasa.gov/details/PIA237…

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

a week ago

Perseverance is only the second vehicle to travel the distance of a marathon on another planet, following NASA's Opportunity rover, which accomplished the feat in 2015.

NASA JPL @NASAJPL

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It’s a Martian marathon! NASA's Perseverance Rover has surpassed a total distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) of travel on the Red Planet. It crossed the milestone while exploring intriguing ancient terrain to the west of Jezero Crater.

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

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@ImAnand_AI Different terrain, different science campaigns, but it will happen!

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

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@notbrightminty Six legs!

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

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@rebeccaperrotto It would be a beautiful off-trail run, made easier by lower gravity -- but it's BYOO2 (bring your own oxygen).

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NASA History Office @NASAhistory

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On the 21st day of its mission in Mars's north polar region, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its scoop OTD in 2008 to reveal lumps of white ice under the surface of the rusty soil. Scientists watched how the ice sublimed over 4 days, concluding that it was likely water ice.

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

2 weeks ago

Planetary explorers, freewheeling to the yardang unit! Yardangs are wind-carved hills, seen here in the distance, and they're the next target of exploration for Curiosity. The latest science team update has more about the journey ahead: go.nasa.gov/4vJiqXV

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NASA History Office @NASAhistory

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The Spirit rover (Mars Exploration Rover A) left our planet to begin the journey to its new home OTD in 2003. This view captured 20 years ago at the beginning of 2006 shows rippled sand deposits of the "El Dorado" ripple field in Gusev Crater on Mars. Designed for a 90-day mission, Spirit operated for more than 6 years on Mars. It's twin, Opportunity, operated for almost 15 years.

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

Peeking beneath the surface… In the latest update from the Curiosity team, see what it takes to get a sample from a Martian rock into the robotic geologist’s onboard laboratory –– and how just a pinch of powder can reveal clues into the Red Planet’s past. go.nasa.gov/4arNCmk

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

In the coming weeks, Mars will continue to rise higher in the sky and become easier to spot. Meanwhile, remember that tiny dot is actually a world. This view from the Perseverance rover was taken yesterday science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2…

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

When the year began, the Sun was between Earth and Mars, but now we have a clear view. You can experiment with the planets' orbits using Eyes on the Solar System: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-sys…

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

Well, well, look who's back! After several months of being hidden in the glare of the Sun, Mars is once again visible in the sky. But only for early risers – the planet appears as a small, reddish "star" low on the eastern horizon just before sunrise.

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NASA @NASA

3 weeks ago

Since arriving at its destination five years ago, our Perseverance Mars rover has collected data that hints at a history of past life on the Red Planet. Catch up on Percy’s biggest discoveries in this week’s episode of our Curious Universe podcast: go.nasa.gov/4x3NAuB

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Martian Moons @JAXA @mmx_jaxa_en

3 weeks ago

Thomas Statler, Lead Scientist for Solar System Small Bodies at #NASA, is our second #TeamQQ! NASA are contributing the MEGANE and P-SMP (pneumatic sampler) to #MMX, but are the moons, the technology, or something entirely different the most exciting aspect of MMX?

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NASA @NASA

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LIVE: Leaders with NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission are providing an update on spacecraft operations and discussing the mission's accomplishments. youtu.be/4WALToxcMjo

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

All of NASA's past and present missions to Mars: science.nasa.gov/mars/

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NASA Mars @NASAMars

3 weeks ago

The shadows of things to come. NASA’s fleet of orbiters, rovers, and helicopters at Mars have helped us know before we go, providing key information about landing sites, weather conditions, and much more.

NASA History Office @NASAhistory

3 weeks ago

60 years ago today, Surveyor I made a three-point soft landing on the Moon—the first soft landing for America's space program—AND accomplished on its first try. Over the next 6 weeks it returned more than 11,000 images of the lunar surface including this one featuring its shadow.