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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, during a radio silence period, used its Hazard-Avoidance Cameras to create black-and-white videos

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a full day on Mars from sunrise to sunset in a 12-hour video sequence.

NASA's Mars rover captures time-lapse of the red planet

Mars - Spacecraft, Exploration, Missions: Since the beginning of the space age, Mars has been a focus of planetary exploration for three main reasons: (1) it is the most Earth-like of the planets; (2) other than Earth, it is the planet most likely to have developed indigenous life; and (3) it will probably be the first extraterrestrial planet to be visited by humans. Between 1960 and 1980 the exploration of Mars was a major objective of both the U.S. and Soviet space programs. U.S. spacecraft successfully flew by Mars (Mariners 4, 6, and 7), orbited the planet (Mariner 9 and Vikings 1 and 2), ...

The NASA Curiosity Mars rover captured images of the red planet from sunrise to sunset. Scientists hoped that the images would reveal more about weather patterns on Mars.