NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture Mars panoramas [video]
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NASA has released new 360-degree panoramas captured by the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on Mars, showcasing vastly different terrains shaped by ancient water and geological activity. Perseverance's images come from Jezero Crater, a site that once held a lake and river delta, while Curiosity's view is from Gale Crater, highlighting mineral-rich 'boxwork' formations. The panoramas, composed of thousands of images, provide insight into Mars' complex history and the search for signs of past microbial life.
- ▪Perseverance captured its panorama at a location called 'Lac de Charmes' near Jezero Crater's rim, using 980 images taken between December 2025 and January 2026.
- ▪Curiosity's latest panorama consists of 1,031 images taken between November and December 2025, focusing on 'boxwork' formations in Gale Crater.
- ▪The two rovers are approximately 2,345 miles apart on Mars, a distance comparable to that between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
- ▪NASA scientists describe the terrain in Jezero Crater as a 'time capsule' from the early solar system, containing some of the oldest rocks known.
- ▪Curiosity has detected carbonate minerals and complex organic molecules, suggesting a richer prebiotic chemistry in Mars' past.
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Astronomy Solar System Mars NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video) News By Samantha Mathewson published 1 May 2026 "This terrain is a time capsule from the earliest period of the solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Click for next article Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NASA has released a pair of sweeping new panoramas from its two active Mars rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance, offering a vivid look at how dramatically different regions of the Red Planet can be — and how each mission is uncovering a…
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