NASA Releases First Color Image from the Surface of Mars

"This is our first color Front Hazcam image and our first color image from the surface of Mars."

NASA released new images from the Perseverance rover on Friday, February 19, 2021 in a live-streamed briefing. "This is our first color Front Hazcam image and our first color image from the surface of Mars."

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[FoodNerds]

It’s amazing how much Mars looks like Arizona.

[Golden_God_Untethered]

If you zoom in as much as you can on the second picture, you can see Matt Damon in the background.

[thewok]

“This is not a color-corrected product yet.” That’s NASA speak for “We need to make it redder.”

[Visionr]

Looks warmer in Mars from the photos than Texas.

[lockhartstewart]

Camera pans left:
Man comes into frame: Hi! I am here to talk to you about your car's warranty.

[JaimieJo]

I have no hope for humans after reading the comments section...

[ericanderson]

Why is everyone complaining about resolution? This is an image captured on mars. Mars. Then sent across the solar system back to nasa and the complaint is lack of resolution?

[tyroniousyrownshoolacez]

NASA: We're searching for water on Mars. San Antonio: Gimme a call, no wait, ahhh forget it

[Ladibug]

We can put a SUV on Mars but can’t figure out how to turn on the power in TEXAS?!🤡

[thereplay]

It's the Nevada desert through a fisheye lens.

[nicks]

NASA: We are releasing these pictures of this inhospitable frozen desert wasteland.
Media: Mars?
NASA: No Texas.

[owlthepirate]

I'm so glad I've lived long enough to see what it looks like on Mars.

[Daniel-]

Absolutely amazing when you think of all the planning and math that was involved. To get the rover to land safely on Mars. To get it to slow down from supersonic speeds to 0. And then to get the first color picture on another planet. Amazing

[michaelc]

Looks like same pictures Michael Bay used in transformers movies

[jonnyyi]

The rover literally just landed after nearly 7 months in deep space. I'm pretty sure the team is still running systems checks and it doesn't help that there's a 7 minute delay. Give Percy some time y'all and hold your expectations

[Joe-wkow]

If we move to Mars that means we no longer have to listen to Republicans and Democrats. That's a win in my book.

[davidsilvercreek]

We need to send a probe to Earth to hunt for honesty in politicks...

[kolbymartin]

Mars, where signs of life include bacteria. Earth, where a heartbeat isn't even a sign.

[georgehugh]

_"Color allows us to better detect the tell-tale signature of the Golden Arches"_

[bullettime]

Wow everything looks gray and brown like the video games from the 2010s