ALT A very close-up shot taken by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover overlooking its workspace where it collected a rock sample. This close up shot shows an array of white, brown, and black colors on this unique rock.

ALT NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy delivers opening remarks during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

ALT The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team gathers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. There are approximately 50 people standing in seven rows. Many of them are wearing red-orange team polos. A model of the Mars helicopter sits on the ground in front of them - its gold body emblazoned with the NASA logo and its rotors casting a shadow on the ground. Green bushes and trees surround the steps, and the black and white grid of building windows comprise the background.

ALT In a screenshot of the Eyes on the Solar System online solar system simulator, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft is visible orbiting over the north pole of Mars