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Mars Rovers

Live position tracking, traverse maps, latest raw photos and full mission data for every NASA Mars rover — from Sojourner (1997) to Perseverance (2021). Auto-updated from NASA JPL.

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Perseverance Sol
Curiosity Sol
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Percy Distance km
Curiosity Distance km

Mars Surface Map

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Interactive map of Mars showing the current positions and full traverse paths of Perseverance in Jezero Crater and Curiosity in Gale Crater. Waypoint data is sourced from NASA JPL and refreshes automatically. Zoom in to see individual drive segments and sol markers along each rover's route.

Mars — Equirectangular Projection
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Perseverance
Curiosity
Landing Site
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Rover Profiles

6 rovers + 6 guides

Detailed profiles of every NASA Mars rover — specifications, instruments, mission objectives, distance driven and operational status. Perseverance and Curiosity are currently active on Mars. Opportunity holds the record for longest-driving Mars rover at 45.16 km. Compare all rovers →

⚡ Active
Perseverance
Jezero Crater — seeking ancient life, caching samples for Earth return. 23 cameras, MOXIE O₂ experiment, Ingenuity helicopter legacy. Live position map and latest photos.
🔥 Active on Mars
⚡ Active
Curiosity
Gale Crater — climbing Mount Sharp since 2012, 13+ years on Mars. 17 cameras, ChemCam laser, SAM chemistry lab. Live position and traverse map.
🔥 Active on Mars
Opportunity
Meridiani Planum — 14+ years, 45.16 km driven, 90-day mission became a marathon. Silenced by dust storm in 2018.
📈 Trending
Spirit
Gusev Crater — 6 years of exploration, discovered silica deposits proving past hydrothermal activity. Stuck in soft soil 2009.
Sojourner
The first Mars rover (1997) — only 10.6 kg, 83 sols, proved mobile surface exploration was possible. Pathfinder mission.
💤 Hibernating
Zhurong
Utopia Planitia — China's Tianwen-1 rover, 347 sols active. Ground-penetrating radar, laser spectrometer. Hibernating since May 2022.
Rover Comparison
Side-by-side: mass, dimensions, instruments, distance, cost, mission duration — all 5 NASA rovers
Latest Mars Photos
Raw images from Perseverance and Curiosity — auto-updated daily from NASA JPL, filterable by camera and sol
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How Mars Rovers Work
RTG power, autonomous driving, communication delay, rocker-bogie suspension — the engineering explained
Mars Sample Return
The most ambitious robotic space mission ever planned — bringing Perseverance's cached rock samples back to Earth for laboratory analysis
🆕 New
Mars Exploration Timeline
Every mission to Mars from 1960 to present — orbiters, landers, rovers. Successes, failures, and what's next
Lunar Rovers & Surface Vehicles
Apollo LRV, Yutu-2 (active), Artemis LTV, VIPER, Rashid — all Moon rovers past, present and planned

Latest Mars Photos

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The most recent raw images from Perseverance's cameras, fetched automatically from NASA JPL. Click any photo to view full resolution. For a complete browsable gallery with camera filters, see Mars Rover Photos →

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Rover Comparison

6 rovers

Quick side-by-side comparison of all NASA Mars rovers. For a full interactive comparison with expanded specifications and charts, visit the dedicated comparison page →

RoverLandingSiteMassStatusSolsDistance
PerseveranceFeb 2021Jezero Crater1,025 kg● Active
CuriosityAug 2012Gale Crater899 kg● Active
OpportunityJan 2004Meridiani Planum185 kgCompleted5,35245.16 km
SpiritJan 2004Gusev Crater185 kgCompleted2,2087.73 km
ZhurongMay 2021Utopia Planitia240 kg● Hibernating3471.92 km
SojournerJul 1997Ares Vallis10.6 kgCompleted830.1 km

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