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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 18h
Media are invited to join NASA for a teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to @JAXA_en's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which will explore the Red Planet's moons and return a sample of Phobos. t.co/ZERtlgRCcW 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4B2qNBI
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 22h
Catch up with the latest update from the Perseverance rover team:
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Perseverance Rover Updates - NASA Science
These updates are provided by self-selected Mars 2020 mission team members who love to share what Perseverance is doing with the public.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 22h
A journey to the depths of ancient Mars? Perseverance is exploring a field of light-toned rocks, which are an unusual sight on Mars, a planet dominated by dark-colored basaltic stones. This piqued the team’s interest. What are they? How did they get here?  ½
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 08/10/2026
The Space Apps Challenge is NASA's annual hackathon for anyone with an interest in space to address real-world challenges. This year, there are several Red Planet-related projects. It's a great chance to get involved with Mars science, engineering, storytelling, ... 🔗 twitter.com/i/status/210061...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 06/10/2026
📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 01/10/2026
Speaking of dust storms, happy Martian New Year! 🎉 Today marks the beginning of the planet's year, which lasts 687 Earth days. This is Mars year 39 ⏤ the count began with a notable dust storm observed in 1956. 🔗 x.com/esaspaceflight/status...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 30/09/2026
This storm occurred near the location of our Opportunity rover. Such storms sometimes presented challenges for the solar-powered explorer. In 2007, Opportunity captured images of the sky during a separate dust storm, seen here. 🔗 twitter.com/i/status/210502...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 23/09/2026
In this enhanced color view, the sand appears more blue than it would to the eye. The area shown is about a kilometer across. See more from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, one of NASA's eyes in the sky at the Red Planet:
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - NASA Science
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is the second longest-lived spacecraft to orbit Mars, after 2001 Mars Odyssey.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 23/09/2026
Layered beauty 😍 The Arabia Terra region on Mars has deposits that preserve a record of the planet’s ancient climate. The rhythmic nature of the layers could be due to cyclic processes, such as dust storms, perhaps involving groundwater. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 22/09/2026
Dive into the new findings, and how they represent an important signpost in the search for ancient life on the Red Planet:
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 22/09/2026
Sometimes following the water can lead to surprising places💧 A new study of data from Perseverance reveals that rocks in Jezero Crater were shaped by a complex sequence of ancient lakes, groundwater systems, and hydrothermal fluids. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/09/2026
See more details and download the full-size image at t.co/qALybAX46G Get the latest mission updates from Curiosity at
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Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars - NASA Science
While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/09/2026
Sunrise, sunset 🏜️ To mark Curiosity’s 5,000th Martian day on the Red Planet, the rover’s team created this postcard. It combines two panoramas, with blue colors representing images taken in the morning, and yellow colors for the images taken at dusk. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 02/09/2026
Ride along with Curiosity, Perseverance, and all our Mars missions at
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Mars - NASA Science
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the seventh largest. It’s the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 02/09/2026
Curiosity is currently examining a wind-formed ripple by scuffing it with a wheel, then using its cameras and other instruments to take a close look at the trench.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 02/09/2026
The Curiosity rover has now been exploring the surface of Mars for more than 5000 Martian days! Each day on Mars, or "sol," is about 24.6 hours long. How did Curiosity and its team mark the occasion? By working, of course. 🪏 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 27/08/2026
Running up that hill! Today, NASA’s Curiosity rover reached the pinnacle — so far — of its 14-year mission on Mars, when it marked an elevation gain of 1 kilometer in its ongoing journey from Gale Crater up the slope of Mount Sharp. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 27/08/2026
In this portion of a recent panorama, the distant crater floor and northern rim of Gale Crater can be seen through the dusty, summertime air. Scan the horizon in more detail in the full-size panoramic image at
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Curiosity Reaches 1-Kilometer Elevation Gain - NASA Science
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reached the pinnacle — so far — of its 14-year-old mission on Aug. 26, 2026, when it marked an elevation gain of 1 kilometer in
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 24/08/2026
It happened again! Here's Phobos passing in front of the Sun as seen from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover on Aug. 12. t.co/Rb20GF3qkZ
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Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit - NASA Science
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture the silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, as it crossed in front of the Sun
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/08/2026
Let's go to Mars! NASA contributed a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer instrument to the MMX mission, which will explore Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos and deliver a sample from Phobos to Earth. 🔗 science.nasa.gov/mission/mm...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 12/08/2026
This simulated view shows what the event would have looked like from the perspective of Phobos. The small, dark dot you see crossing Mars is the moon’s shadow! Learn more: t.co/qiqZ7uqICP Watch the solar eclipse on Earth live on Aug. 12: t.co/JMSkudkpAx
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Perseverance Captures Transit of Phobos - NASA Science
NASA's Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of the Martian moon Phobos as it passed in front of the Sun on Sept. 30, 2024.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 12/08/2026
On Earth, solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes in front of the Sun as seen from the ground. On Mars, sometimes one of its moons does the same thing…but they’re too small to fully cover the Sun’s disc. Perseverance captured this look at Phobos transiting the Sun in 2024.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 11/08/2026
See more: 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4z3dLme
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 09/08/2026
SkyFall is already taking flight, at least in the lab. 🔗 twitter.com/i/status/208546...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 09/08/2026
Zoom in on the details:
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon - NASA
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 09/08/2026
Stargazing …or rather, Earthgazing… on Mars! 🌏🔭 Perseverance watched as Earth vanished behind the moon Phobos in the evening sky. This is the first time humanity has made an observation from the surface of another planet showing Earth disappearing behind a celestial body.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 05/08/2026
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Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover - NASA Science
Part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, at the time of launch, Curiosity was the largest and most capable rover ever sent to Mars at that time.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 05/08/2026
In its 14 years on Mars, the Curiosity rover has taken more than 700,000 images, but this one is special – because it was one of the first. Happy landiversary, Curiosity!
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 05/08/2026
We're taking your questions now! 🔗 redd.it/1vfxsjp
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 05/08/2026
Our spacecraft have been on the surface and in the skies of Mars for more than 50 years. What would you ask NASA Mars scientists about the past, present, and future of exploration? Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 11:00am-12:30pm PT for a @Reddit AMA: t.co/woTzOvnR9G 🔗 reddit.com/r/askscience/
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 31/07/2026
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 31/07/2026
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 29/07/2026
Learn more, and zoom into the rover's latest breathtaking views:
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures - NASA
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 29/07/2026
Curiosity has delivered a new 360-degree panorama from Mars. “We’ve seen a lot of fascinating landscapes through Curiosity’s eyes, but this sea of polygons took our breath away,” said the mission’s project scientist. 1/2
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 24/07/2026
When the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft arrive at Mars in September 2027, they will study how the solar wind interacts with the Martian environment and how that drives atmospheric loss at the Red Planet. 🔗 science.nasa.gov/mission/es...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/07/2026
See more about Viking and its legacy
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Viking: 50 Years on Mars - NASA Science
Only 10 years before the Viking mission launched, Mars was still just a mottled orange ball when viewed through even the best Earthbound telescopes, with few
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/07/2026
Mark the milestone with these downloadable posters and desktop wallpapers!
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Viking: 50 Years on Mars — Poster - NASA Science
Throughout history, Mars had been in sight, but never within reach — until July 20, 1976, when NASA’s Viking 1 lander touched down safely and began
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/07/2026
On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 lander broke ground on 50 years of Mars surface exploration. From the first landing, to rovers crossing the desert, to helicopter flights, we’ve been digging into the secrets of Mars ever since.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/07/2026
Re-live Viking’s historic moment, and learn more about the chain reaction of exploration that continues today
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Viking: 50 Years on Mars - NASA Science
Only 10 years before the Viking mission launched, Mars was still just a mottled orange ball when viewed through even the best Earthbound telescopes, with few
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 20/07/2026
What was once only visible from a distance, we could now reach out and grasp… Throughout history, humanity dreamed of Mars – but it was never within reach. That changed 50 years ago when NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of the Red Planet on July 20, 1976.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/07/2026
Learn more, and see what else Psyche captured during the flyby:
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NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video  - NASA Science
When NASA’s Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars for a gravity assist on May 15, 2026, it gave the mission team an opportunity to test instruments and prep for science they’ll conduct when reaching the meta
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/07/2026
These stunning views of our favorite planet come courtesy of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which recently completed a Mars gravity assist on its way to explore a metal-rich asteroid. Psyche captured this series of images throughout the month of May as it sped toward the Red Planet.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 16/07/2026
A sandstorm captured in stone. Curiosity spotted these rocks that formed after ripples of sand climbed over each other during an ancient Martian storm. Details and full-size image: t.co/fTEYRy0dQU 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4fmPkau
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 16/07/2026
Reading between the layers: Evidence suggests a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impacts.💥 More on Perseverance’s finding: t.co/akuyj8xasU 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4fBIU8G
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 25/06/2026
The powerful HiRISE camera and other instruments aboard the orbiter are revealing Mars in gorgeous detail, while helping to map the planet for future exploration. See more details and download the full-size image at t.co/hmrFHturHw 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4w30jfN
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 25/06/2026
Photo finish! 🏁📸 On June 14, Perseverance completed a Martian “marathon” by surpassing 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) of travel. The day before, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this view of the rover and its tracks from space.
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 18/06/2026
Another kind of flight is boarding now: 🔗 x.com/NASARoman/status/2067...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 18/06/2026
Did you send your name to be stenciled on the microchips aboard the rover? If so, your name has completed a Martian marathon, too! t.co/ayLtlM6keG 🔗 images.nasa.gov/details/PIA...
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/06/2026
Track the current location of Perseverance at t.co/ttzVy1oO7t and Curiosity at
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Perseverance Rover Location Map - NASA Science
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater, an area with an ancient delta, on Feb. 18, 2021. Scroll and pan around this map to see the rover’s latest location and traverse path, as it seeks sig
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NASA Mars @nasa-mars.extwitter.link · 17/06/2026
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. 🔗 twitter.com/i/status/206731...
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