The Mars rover Perseverance landed on the Red Planet Feb. 18, and its mission is to conduct tests on soil, air, terrain and take plenty of photographic images. Voting on this poll requires a Reddit account with at least: 0 link karma; 0 comment karma; 8 days old According to SciTechDaily.com, the image shows contrasting blue and orange dunes that cover a 19-square-mile area on the red planet, though the dunes themselves extend to create a region the size of Texas. TORONTO -- Stunning new images of deep canyons and spidery frost deposits on Mars, plus new gassy discoveries, are rocking the science world in a month already full of red planet news. The current flurry of missions to the "red planet" reflects renewed efforts to determine whether a "warmer and wetter Mars" might have hosted ancient life … NASA's newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive.The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life. Failing to follow the rules may result in a … The rover carried Ingenuity that flew about 10 feet off the ground for 39 seconds, almost the same as the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903 in North Carolina. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter nailed a successful debut test flight on Mars, engineers confirmed early Monday morning. Mars' atmosphere has been extensively analyzed by NASA's Curiosity rover which landed on the Red Planet in 2012. Mars Red, episode 3 Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. NASA's Perseverance rover has safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed. Users also dug out an old comment from NASA Mars … On April 8, NASA released a stunning image of an area on the surface of Mars to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Odyssey orbiter. The Mars mosaic, rendered in stunningly crisp 4K resolution, offers a glimpse of the red, rocky planet like never before. Reddit users speculated that the "rainbow" could actually be a "dustbow" caused by dust, rather than water droplets.