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Mars Disappearing Solar Wind: MAVEN Visualizations
A zoomed in view of MAVEN’s orbit during a period of low solar wind.
MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different…
MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show
Left column: From top to bottom, MAVEN data showing solar wind, solar energetic particles, proton aurora strength, diffuse aurora strength.…
NASA’s Mars Missions
NASA’s Mars missions, clockwise from top left: Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, InSight lander, Odyssey orbiter, MAVEN orbiter, Curiosity…
Five Spacecraft of the Mars Relay Network
Five spacecraft currently in orbit about the Red Planet make up the Mars Relay Network to transmit commands from Earth…
How Water is Lost on Mars (Illustration)
This illustration shows how water is lost on Mars normally vs. during regional or global dust storms.
Ultraviolet ‘Nightglow’ of Mars Atmosphere Over South Pole
This is an image of the ultraviolet “nightglow” in the Martian atmosphere over the south pole. Green and white false…
Ultraviolet ‘Nightglow’ of Mars Atmosphere
This is an image of the ultraviolet “nightglow” in the Martian atmosphere. Green and white false colors represent the intensity…
Diagram of Mars’ Glowing Nightside
The diagram explains the cause of Mars’ glowing nightside atmosphere.
Rocket to Mars
In this artist's concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the…
MAVEN Mars Electric Currents
This image is from a scientific visualization of the electric currents around Mars.
Artist’s Concept of MAVEN Encountering Plasma Layers at Mars
Graphic illustrating the MAVEN spacecraft encountering plasma layers at Mars.
Artist’s Concept of Wind Flowing over Martian Terrain
Conceptual image of wind (blue arrows) flowing over rugged Martian terrain and generating disturbances that propagate upward as atmospheric gravity…
MAVEN Maps Wind in the Martian Upper Atmosphere
Computer-generated visualization of the orbital paths (white dots) taken by the MAVEN spacecraft as it mapped winds (blue lines) in…
Mars Proton Aurora
Images of Mars proton aurora.