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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars

A series of concentric, crescent-shaped orange arcs on a black background, resembling abstract planetary rings or a tunnel of repeating planetary surfaces.

Throughout May, NASA's Psyche spacecraft approached and flew away from Mars, coming within just 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the Red Planet during its closest approach. A brand-new timelapse video released by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) features thousands of images that Psyche captured during its mission.

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