Psyche mission images of Mars flyby are here!
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Psyche mission images of the Mars flyby are now here! See images and read more about what Psyche learned as it passed the red planet.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 21:19 +0000
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater
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Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper left; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) and the surrounding heavily cratere...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:47 +0000
NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach
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Description This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact craters in the Syrtis Major region. The image scale is nearly 1,200 feet (360 meters) per p...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:43 +0000
Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole
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Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its close approach with the planet for a gravity assist. The image scale is around 0.7 miles per pixel (1.14 kil...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:38 +0000
NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby
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Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 15, 2026. The view extends from the south polar cap northwards to the Valles Marineris canyon system and beyon...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:34 +0000
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars
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Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity assist. Captured by the spacecraft’s multispectral imager instrument, this was the last vie...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 19 May 2026 20:28 +0000