THE GROWING CRESCENT OF MARS AS NASA’S PSYCHE MISSION APPROACHES

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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 […]

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• NASA: 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.
• NASA: The series begins with the smallest crescent at the center of the of the image as Mars is farthest from the spacecraft, and progressively […]

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• Topic: GLOBAL — the feed headline centres on GROWING, CRESCENT, MARS, NASA, PSYCHE.
• Original feed: NASA.
• Published: 17 Jul 2026, 23:32 UK.
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