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PIA24231: Mars 2020 Spacecraft Mid-Cruise (Illustration)

This illustration of the Mars 2020 spacecraft in interplanetary space was generated using imagery from NASA's Eyes on the Solar System. The image is from the mission's midway point between Earth and Mars.

Mission:	Mars 2020 Project
Product Size:	3360 x 1700 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA24231.tif (1.605 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA24231.jpg (214.8 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This illustration of the Mars 2020 spacecraft (the solar-panel-covered cruise stage most visible here along with a portion of the white back shell) in interplanetary space was generated using imagery from NASA's Eyes on the Solar System. The image is from the mission's midway point between Earth and Mars — 146.3 million miles (235.4 million kilometers) away from each. In straight-line distance, Earth is 26.6 million miles (42.7 million kilometers) behind Perseverance, and Mars is 17.9 million miles (28.8 million kilometers) in front. Visible in the graphic are the solar panels on the cruise stage surrounding the top of the aeroshell.

More information on the spacecraft can be found here: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/overview/.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:

2020-10-27