A NASA image showing a true-color panorama, dubbed "Lion King," showing "Eagle Crater" on Mars
Mars' mountain: Rover is atop "Mont Mercou," a rock formation looking over Gale Crater, the region of Mars where Curiosity first landed in 2012.
The 'God of War': Mars was named by the ancient Romans for their god of war because its reddish color was reminiscent of blood. Other civilizations also named the planet for this attribute, the Egyptians calling it "Her Desher," meaning "the red one."
A bear-like face is visible on Mars’ surface in the latest image taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera.
NASA's Curiosity rover uses two cameras to take a selfie in front of a 20-foot-tall rock formation called Mont Mercou.
A 2018 winter snapshot from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a carbon dioxide ice cap at the South Pole. As spring arrives, dark formations called "spiders" emerge.
