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Image: Mars dust devils in action To source

Explore the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover and travel to scenic panoramas with this new interactive tool based on ESA Mars Express and NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data. View on your mobile phone, and the rotation of the scene will follow the movements of your device! To source

Image: In the Jezero neighbourhood To source

Image: In the Jezero neighbourhood To source

Image: Jezero landing ellipse To source

Image: Jezero crater and surrounds To source

Image: Jezero crater and surrounds (annotated) To source

On 18 February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to arrive at Jezero impact crater, the site of a former lake on Mars. The High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express has provided important context for the landing site and its surrounds. To source

Image: Inside a martian canyon To source

Five, four, three, two, one…. FIREWORKS! The countdown to a new year is in many ways a defining moment for our lives on Earth. Our age, our seasons, filing our taxes… – all depend on the duration of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. To source

Image: Solar Orbiter snaps Venus, Earth and Mars To source

Image: Frosty scenes in martian summer To source

As the holiday season swiftly approaches, even our planetary neighbours are getting into the spirit – as shown by this perfect pair of festive silhouettes spotted by ESA’s Mars Express . To source