{"id":415772,"date":"2026-04-28T03:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=990706"},"modified":"2026-04-28T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:02:03","slug":"nasas-perseverance-curiosity-panoramas-capture-two-sides-of-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=415772","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Two Rovers, Billions of Years of Martian History \u2013 NASA\u2019s Perseverance and Curiosity Rovers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q_P0swqaZDk?list=PLTiv_XWHnOZpzQKYC6nLf6M9AuBbng_O8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learn how NASA\u2019s Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers are exploring different chapters of the Red Planet\u2019s ancient history. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU\/MSSS\/ESA\/University of Arizona\/JHUAPL\/USGS Astrogeology Science Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missions are revealing details of the Red Planet\u2019s formation, watery past, and potential for life. Located 2,345 miles (3,775 kilometers) apart from each other on Mars \u2014 about the distance from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. \u2014 both rovers are exploring areas that are billions of years old. But as the nearly 15-year-old&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/msl-curiosity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Curiosity<\/a>&nbsp;reaches ever-younger terrain in the foothills of Mount Sharp, the 5-year-old&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Perseverance<\/a>&nbsp;is venturing into some of the oldest landscapes in the entire solar system. By time-traveling in opposite directions, the rovers are filling in missing details about the planet\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Stitched together from 1,031 images taken between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025, Curiosity\u2019s 360-degree panorama offers a detailed look into a region filled with a vast network of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-curiosity-rover-sees-martian-spiderwebs-up-close\/\" rel=\"noopener\">boxwork formations<\/a>: Resembling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/details\/PIA26306\" rel=\"noopener\">giant spiderwebs<\/a>&nbsp;in orbiter images, the low ridges were created by groundwater that once flowed through large fractures in the bedrock. The minerals left behind hardened the rock along the fractures, resulting in erosion-resistant ridges.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A series of shallow, sand-filled pits with low ridges spread across a tawny Martian landscape. Rover tracks stretch toward the horizon at left, and steep ridgetops loom in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=300,62 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=768,158 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=1024,211 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=1536,316 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=2048,421 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=400,82 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=600,123 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=900,185 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=1200,247 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e1-pia26696-curiosity-captures-a-360-degree-view-at-nevado-sajama.jpg?resize=2000,411 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of a region filled with low ridges called boxwork formations between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025. At 1.5 billion pixels, this is one of the largest panoramas Curiosity has ever taken.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perseverance\u2019s panorama focuses on a place nicknamed \u201cLac de Charmes,\u201d which sits outside the rim of Jezero Crater. Taken between Dec. 18, 2025, and Jan. 25, 2026, 980 images were stitched together for a 360-degree view capturing the Jezero rim and ancient rocks around the crater.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Driven by Curiosity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Today, both of these landscapes are frigid deserts, but evidence of a more dynamic past hides within. When Curiosity landed on the floor of Gale Crater in 2012, it set out to determine whether Mars once had the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/msl-curiosity\/science-highlights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">conditions to support life<\/a>. Within a year, a sample drilled from an ancient lakebed confirmed those conditions had been present, including the right chemistry and potential nutrients for microbes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A rock-strewn, brownish-red Martian plain is bordered by a series of ridges and hilltops on the horizon, with rover tracks leading from them to the foreground on the right side of the image, where small portions of Perseverance rover are visible.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg 10000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=300,67 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=768,172 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=1024,230 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=1536,345 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=2048,460 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=400,90 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=600,135 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=900,202 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=1200,269 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e2-pia26699-perseverance-surveys-crocodile-bridge.jpg?resize=2000,449 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover captured this 360-degree panorama of a region nicknamed \u201cCrocodile Bridge\u201d on the rim of Jezero Crater. This region holds some of the oldest rocks anywhere in the solar system.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU\/MSSS<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since 2014, Curiosity has been ascending&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/mount-sharp-inside-gale-crater-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Sharp<\/a>. Towering 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the crater floor, the mountain first began forming when layers of sediment were deposited in a series of lakes. Long after those lakes dried up, ponds and streams returned several times, leaving a record in the mountain\u2019s layers that formed in drier eras. Because the lowest layers are oldest and higher layers are youngest, Curiosity is essentially progressing back through geological time as it slowly climbs the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Curiosity\u2019s team documented how they found that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasas-curiosity-rover-may-have-solved-mars-missing-carbonate-mystery\/\">mineral siderite<\/a>&nbsp;might be storing carbon dioxide that once was part of a thicker, early atmosphere. Scientists had long suspected that carbonate minerals such as siderite formed when carbon dioxide dissolved into ancient lakes, but such deposits had only rarely been found.<\/p>\n<p>The mission also announced the detection of three of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-science-laboratory\/nasas-curiosity-rover-detects-largest-organic-molecules-found-on-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">largest organic molecules<\/a>&nbsp;ever found on Mars in a sample it had drilled in 2013. The discovery of these long-chain hydrocarbons \u2014 possibly the remnants of fatty acids \u2014 are a milestone in the search for more complex, prebiotic chemistry on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<p>And this year, they announced that a rock Curiosity drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. Of the 21 carbon-containing molecules identified in the sample,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">seven of them were detected for the first time on Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Persevering for science<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Perseverance landed in Mars\u2019 Jezero Crater in 2021 to study the origin of ancient rocks within the crater and to hunt for evidence that microbial life once existed. Billions of years ago, molten rock cooled to form the floor of Jezero Crater. A river then fed a lake in the crater, leaving behind sediments where traces of microbes could have been preserved. In 2024, the mission discovered a rock nicknamed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year\/\">\u201cCheyava Falls\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;that was dotted with \u201cleopard spots,\u201d a pattern formed by chemical reactions that microbes are known to create in rocks here on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>While Curiosity pulverizes its rock samples for analysis, Perseverance&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/science-objectives\/#caching\" rel=\"noopener\">collects samples<\/a>&nbsp;as intact rock cores, each about the size of a piece of blackboard chalk, and stores them in metal tubes. Aside from a backup set of 10 tubes Perseverance deposited in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-perseverance-rover-shows-off-collection-of-mars-samples\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sample depot<\/a>, the rover keeps all its samples (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/mars-rock-samples\/\" rel=\"noopener\">23 so far<\/a>) on board in its interior. Scientists hope to get these samples into labs on Earth where they can investigate them more fully with instruments far bigger and more complicated than those that can be sent to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Perseverance continues to investigate other aspects of the Red Planet. For instance, this past fall, mission scientists shared the first recordings of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-2020-perseverance\/perseverance-rover\/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms\/\">electrical sparks in passing dust devils<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 a phenomenon that had only been theorized before Perseverance\u2019s microphones caught them. A separate study detailed how one of Perseverance\u2019s sensitive cameras was able to capture the first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasa-observes-first-visible-light-auroras-at-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">visible light auroras from the surface of another planet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both missions are looking forward to the next discoveries as they continue to unravel the secrets of Mars. Curiosity has left the boxwork region behind as it continues to explore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/curiositys-proposed-path-up-mount-sharp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">a mountain layer<\/a>&nbsp;enriched in salty minerals called sulfates; Perseverance will keep heading toward locations that hold exceptionally old terrain, including one called \u201cSinging Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Managed for NASA by Caltech, NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and manages operations of both Curiosity and Perseverance on behalf of the agency\u2019s Science Mission Directorate as part of NASA\u2019s Mars Exploration Program portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about NASA\u2019s exploration of Mars, visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mars\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Good<br \/>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br \/>818-393-2433<br \/><a href=\"mailto:andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karen Fox \/ Alana Johnson<br \/>NASA Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1600 \/ 202-358-1501<br \/><a href=\"mailto:karen.c.fox@nasa.gov\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alana.r.johnson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2026-025<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\n<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-science-laboratory\/curiosity-rover\/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">5 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA\u2019s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/spherex\/interstellar-glaciers-nasas-spherex-maps-vast-galactic-ice-regions\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-spherex-cygnus-h2o-ice-crop.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">6 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">\u2018Interstellar Glaciers\u2019: NASA\u2019s SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 weeks ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/nisar\/nasa-isro-satellite-captures-pacific-northwest-through-clouds\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=768,587 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=1024,782 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=1536,1173 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=2048,1565 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=400,306 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=600,458 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=900,688 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=1200,917 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-pia26670-nisar-views-seattle.jpg?resize=2000,1528 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Pacific Northwest Through Clouds<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 month ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/perseverance-rover\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Perseverance Rover<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">This rover and its aerial sidekick were assigned to study the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient microbial&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/jpegpia24836.height-1024-jpg.webp\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/3d-resources\/curiosity-rover-msl\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Curiosity Rover (MSL)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/3d\/resources\/model\/curiosity-rover-(msl)\/Curiosity%20Rover%20(MSL)%20(Clean).png\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/programs\/mars-exploration\/science-goals\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration: Science Goals<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">The key to understanding the past, present or future potential for life on Mars can be found in NASA\u2019s four&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/psd\/solar\/2023\/07\/Color-enhanced_view_of_Jezero_crater_on_Mars.jpeg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/resources\/resource-packages\/mars-resources\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Resources<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Explore this page for a curated collection of Mars resources.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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