You can see Mars as rarely viewed in new NASA spacecraft photos - Yahoo
NASA has released new, rare images of Mars captured by the Psyche spacecraft during a gravity-assist maneuver. The mission is currently en route to a metal-rich asteroid to study planetary cores.
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Advancements in space exploration provide critical data for understanding the formation of the solar system and Earth's own geological history.
Hear this story The spacecraft used Mars' gravity to gain a speed boost for its journey to a metal-rich asteroid. Psyche's ultimate destination is a metallic asteroid of the same name, which it is expected to reach by 2029. The mission aims to study the asteroid to learn more about Earth's own core. A NASA spacecraft on its way to study a strange metal asteroid recently took a detour above Mars. And the striking images it captured during the interlude provide a rare and captivating look at Earth's planetary neighbor .
Most photos of Mars showcase the planet's iconic red-hued disk and its rust-colored surface.
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