The next giant leap for mankind awaits on the rusty shores of the Red Planet
The Martian surface experiences extreme cold, with temperatures dropping to -195°F at the poles during winter.
A Martian year is nearly twice as long as Earth's, creating extended seasons across the planet.
A Martian day, called a "sol," is remarkably similar to Earth's, making human adaptation more feasible.
Phobos and Deimos, named after the Greek gods of fear and terror, orbit Mars in a celestial dance.
At its closest approach, Mars sits 54.6 million km away. At its farthest, over 400 million km separate us.
The tallest volcano in our solar system rises nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
The most sophisticated rover ever sent to another world, accompanied by the first helicopter to achieve powered flight on another planet. Currently exploring Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microbial life.
China's first independent Mars mission successfully deployed the Zhurong rover on Utopia Planitia, studying the planet's geology and searching for subsurface water ice.
A stationary lander designed to study the deep interior of Mars, detecting over 1,300 marsquakes and revealing the planet's internal structure.
Still operational after over a decade, this car-sized rover has traveled more than 30 km across Gale Crater, fundamentally changing our understanding of Mars' habitability.
Mars represents humanity's next great frontier—a world close enough to reach, yet alien enough to challenge everything we know about survival beyond Earth. The Red Planet holds secrets about our solar system's past and possibly the key to our species' future.
Evidence suggests Mars once had rivers, lakes, and perhaps even oceans. Understanding what happened to this water could reveal not only the planet's history but also insights into Earth's own climate future.
Beyond science, Mars offers something profound: the possibility of becoming a multiplanetary species. For the first time in human history, the technology exists to establish a permanent presence on another world.