NASA shares Psyche spacecraft's photos of Mars
NASA has released images taken by the Psyche spacecraft during its flyby of Mars. The spacecraft captured notable features such as the Huygens double-ring crater and the southern pole of Mars. After the flyby, Psyche will continue its journey to the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, expected to arrive in 2029.
- ▪Psyche performed a flyby of Mars to gain a gravity assist for its journey to the asteroid 16 Psyche.
- ▪The spacecraft captured images of the Huygens double-ring crater and the southern pole of Mars.
- ▪Psyche passed within 2,800 miles of Mars during its closest approach.
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Tomorrow Space NASA shares Psyche spacecraft's photos of Mars Psyche did a Martian flyby to get gravity assist from the red planet. By Mariella Moon May 23, 2026 3:20 pm EST NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA has released the images Psyche took when it did a Mars flyby to get a gravity assist from the red planet on its way to the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche. One of the photos, which you can see above, shows the Huygens double-ring crater. Psyche took an image of the crater, measuring 290 miles in diameter, shortly after its closest approach with the planet. The various colors in the image are a result of the differences in the composition of dust, sand and bedrock, though NASA enhanced the colors to make them more pronounced.
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