Nov 19, 2025 · NASA has explored the surface of Mars since 1976, when the Viking 1 and 2 landers arrived and scratched the surface to teach us more about the Red Planet.

The following table is a list of successful and unsuccessful Mars landers. As of 2022, 21 lander missions and 8 sub-landers (Rovers and Penetrators) attempted to land on Mars.

Dec 27, 2025 · A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less than a meter beneath the surface, close enough …

Dec 26, 2025 · NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those samples will be returned to Earth.

Jan 1, 2025 · NASA’s retired InSight lander, now covered in Martian dust, continues to offer insights into Mars through images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Over its four …

Jun 18, 2025 · Orbiters that imaged Mars surface at resolutions useful for geological analysis. Enabled the first successful soft landings on Mars, tasked with measurements of atmospheric …

3 days ago · The European Space Agency's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover will be able to explore and investigate Mars like no mission before it.

Apr 3, 2025 · Following is a list of lander missions that have reached Mars — successfully and otherwise — and others that are planned, as well as short notes about each. In each section, …

The Mars 2 lander failed to land and impacted Mars. The Mars 3 lander became the first probe to successfully soft-land on Mars, but its data-gathering had less success.

Feb 12, 2025 · The following charts and linkages are meant to provide a summary of available atmospheric information. In addition, utilization of the sidebar will provide further access.