Mapping Mars: 7 graphics to help you understand the Red Planet

On February 18, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover touched down on the Red Planet. Every two years, the orbits of Mars and Earth come closer together, giving scientists a launch window that minimises cost, time and energy. To put the landing sites in perspective, here is where the five rovers would be if you could magically shrink down the Earth to fit on Mars. If you removed that area, Earth and Mars would have roughly equal surface areas.