The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches

NASA · July 17, 2026 · article

Description This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. The series begins with the smallest crescent at the center of the of the image as Mars is farthest from the spacecraft, and progressively […]— NASA

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