r/Mars 5h ago

The very first image from the surface of Mars, transmitted to Earth from NASA's Viking 1 lander, 50 years ago

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r/Mars 5h ago

The Layered Mesa (HiRISE Mars),

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r/Mars 5h ago

Split Ridge, Small Crater HiRISE Mars)

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r/Mars 1d ago

What is the most terrifying thing humanity could find on Mars?

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I’ve always wondered, when humanity finally settles on Mars, what would be the most terrifying or creepiest thing we could discover there? Looking for everyone’s opinions and theories


r/Mars 21h ago

Establishing Crew Exposure Limits of Martian Dust - NASA

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r/Mars 19h ago

Viking 1 landed on Mars 50 years ago

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r/Mars 1d ago

I published a realistic mars survival game. I'm planning to adapt it to PC

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Hello, I already published a mars survival game for mobile..I'm planning to adapt it to PC.. it will take 2+ years atleast for release(because currently I'm working on another project)... so I'm here to get some suggestions, and core ideas for the game.. It will be realistic survival, not an alien shooter.. So I need basic things to be right.. so give me advice and suggestions


r/Mars 2d ago

Why do some regions of Mars' surface have a darker colour than other arears?

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r/Mars 2d ago

Circles in the sand made by the Mars Curiosity Rover's spinning DRT brush over the weekend on Sol 4958. (July 18, 2026). The circles are a result of using the DRT tool, a spinning metal brush. Processed by Kevin M. Gill

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r/Mars 1d ago

PHYS.Org: NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video

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r/Mars 2d ago

Martian vistas captured yesterday by Curiosity (18.7.26)

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r/Mars 2d ago

Do we have any idea during which of Mar's eras it sustained liquid water?

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r/Mars 2d ago

Geological History of Mars

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This video is based on the Mars history timeline. Hope you like it.

Notes : May be inaccurate


r/Mars 3d ago

Colorful Rocks Exposed in a Fresh Impact Crater (HiRISE Mars)

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r/Mars 3d ago

Viking Lander 1 & 2 digital images in never seen before high quality now available for the 50th anniversary of the first successful Mars Landing on July 20th 1976

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Everyone can find their favorite Martian Sky Color in those original Mars pictures from 1976 - 1982! Blue and white during the usual clear weather, over gray and yellow to red during dust storm activity later in the mission. Even water ice surface frost on Viking Lander 2 during the winter!

I recently processed the original Viking Lander 1 & 2 digital 3x6 bits / pixel images in the same way as every digital camera converts raw sensor data into a visual images. Technically that's creating a camera profile (see last image info graphic) and applying it to create a standard sRGB JPEG. All color images from both Viking Landers from their mission duration 1976 - 1982 can be viewed for free via this link: https://areo.info


r/Mars 3d ago

Mars Express (image 1) meets NASA's Psyche (image 2) . As Psyche flew past Mars for a gravity boost on its way to an asteroid, the two missions captured exactly the same patch of the Red Planet's surface.

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r/Mars 3d ago

NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video

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r/Mars 4d ago

Piles of Sand with Different Sizes and Colors (HiRISE Mars)

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r/Mars 3d ago

NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video

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r/Mars 4d ago

Martian Rock Design Competition winner! Perseverance Rover Navcam, Sol 1921, 2026-07-16

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r/Mars 3d ago

Oldest known Mars rock offers glimpse of planet’s watery youth

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r/Mars 3d ago

For those interested in the question of food on Mars

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Project Title: Project "Grain-hen" (Krupola) — Genetically Engineered Poultry for Martian Closed-Loop Life Support Systems (CELSS)

Lead Designer: Michael Likshin

Concept Stage: Conceptual Design & Directed Evolution Protocol

  1. Executive Summary

Long-term Martian colonization requires highly efficient, compact, and resilient sources of animal protein. Traditional livestock is resource-heavy. Standard Earth poultry fails due to low gravity, radiation, and toxic regolith dust. Project "Grain-hen" (locally known as "Krupola") proposes a novel avian species derived from Gallus gallus, explicitly engineered via directed evolution and CRISPR-prime editing to thrive primarily within the artificial pressurized habitats, shielded bio-domes, and designated foraging zones of the Martian colony.

  1. Key Genetic Adaptations & Specifications

· Scale and Mass: Engineered to be 1.3 times larger than a standard broiler chicken. Optimized myostatin (MSTN) gene expression allows maximum muscle mass development under Martian partial gravity (38% of Earth's), preventing avian muscle atrophy.

· Atmospheric & Dust Defense (Transparent Nictitating Membrane): Enhanced keratinization of the third eyelid allows the Grain-hen to safely navigate high-dust environments during Martian storms. The membrane blocks sharp, magnetized basaltic dust without obstructing the bird's vision.

· Radiation Shielding: Upgraded with Dsup (Damage Suppressor) genes (derived from tardigrades) and hyper-accumulation of astaxanthin/carotenoids. This results in a distinctive deep red pigmentation, protecting the animal from cellular radiation damage.

· Skeletal Stability (Avian Dinosaurian Tail): Activation of ancestral TALPID3 and Wnt pathways to grow a fully developed, elongated caudal tail. This serves as a critical mechanical counterbalance for running and jumping in low-gravity environments.

· Metabolic Efficiency & Yield:

· Diet: Specially adapted to process raw, hydroponically grown Martian grain varieties.

· Dual-Yield Production: In addition to meat and eggs, prolactin upregulation enables crop-milk secretion, providing an easily harvestable liquid protein source for colonizers via controlled hormonal stimulation methods.

  1. Implementation Protocol

The species will be developed using directed evolution within automated Martian simulator bioreactors. By utilizing CRISPR libraries on primordial germ cells (PGCs) and subjecting embryos to simulated Martian gravity, pressure, and dust, the optimal phenotypes will be selected entirely in vitro

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r/Mars 4d ago

ESA’s Mars Express meets NASA’s Psyche

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r/Mars 4d ago

Hatch of the Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island

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r/Mars 4d ago

NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video - NASA Science

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