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Mars, as seen by NASA's Psyche spacecraft as it approached the Red Planet. Mars appears as a thin, concentric crescents in this composite image.

Psyche Approaches Mars

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. Because Psyche approached Mars from a high phase angle, the planet appeared as a thin crescent in the days running up to the close approach, lit by sunlight reflecting off its surface.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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TakenJuly 17, 2026
Image CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Size1648x1080px