The Ingenuity reconnaissance helicopter attached to the bottom of the American Mars rover Perseverance was lowered to the surface of the Red Planet, reports Liga.net. This can be seen from photographs from the archive of “raw” images on the website of the US Aerospace Administration. The flying drone was not mounted on the rover in a “comfortable” vertical position so that...

In recent years, Mars has been the most popular hit in news headlines over other planets. In July 2020, three missions went to the Red Planet from Earth at once: the United Arab Emirates, China and the United States. And the whole world watched the landing of the Perseverance rover on February 18 ...

The Curiosity rover can take more than just selfies. He constantly photographs what he sees around him. The NASA team has prepared a 360-degree panorama from the images of Mars. Moreover, it allows the viewer to feel as if he himself is on a neighboring planet. From a computer, this is not so obvious, although it is also impressive. But if you watch the panorama from your smartphone, ...

NASA showed a video of a Martian marathon in which the Opportunity rover traveled 2004 kilometers from its original position in Eagle Crater between January 2015 and April 42,2. This was reported on the agency's website. The rover resumed its active ...

NASA's Curiosity rover took an image that clearly shows the presence of a pyramid on the surface of the “red planet.” Scientists are already considering the possibility that this is evidence of an ancient civilization on Mars. The Mars rover sent a photo to Earth showing a perfectly shaped pyramid. Its dimensions correspond to the dimensions...

The Mars explorer Curiosity had to temporarily shut down after a short circuit. The problems were revealed in the rover's robotic arm when the rover was about to transport rock samples after drilling. At the moment, NASA experts are determining the causes of the breakdown. They are going to fix it ...