All Mars Resources

In December 2022, NASA’s Mars-orbiting MAVEN mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of the solar wind, a stream of…

A zoomed in view of MAVEN’s orbit during a period of low solar wind.

NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different…

Left column: From top to bottom, MAVEN data showing solar wind, solar energetic particles, proton aurora strength, diffuse aurora strength.…

A large dust storm on Mars, nearly twice the size of the United States, covered the southern hemisphere of the…

NASA's robotic explorers are helping scientists learn about the weather on Mars.

Seasons change even on Mars and NASA's fleet of explorers are helping scientists learn more about the effects on the…

NASA’s Mars missions, clockwise from top left: Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, InSight lander, Odyssey orbiter, MAVEN orbiter, Curiosity…

Five spacecraft currently in orbit about the Red Planet make up the Mars Relay Network to transmit commands from Earth…

This illustration shows how water is lost on Mars normally vs. during regional or global dust storms. 

Mars’ nightside atmosphere glows and pulsates in this data animation from MAVEN spacecraft observations. Green-to-white false color shows the enhanced brightenings…

This is an image of the ultraviolet “nightglow” in the Martian atmosphere over the south pole. Green and white false…

This is an image of the ultraviolet “nightglow” in the Martian atmosphere. Green and white false colors represent the intensity…

The diagram explains the cause of Mars’ glowing nightside atmosphere. 

In this artist's concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the…