Mars Explorer base by Mondolithic Studios

Picture of the Day 7/6/2017 - Mars Explorer base by Mondolithic Studios (Chris Wren & Kenn Brown).

Mars exploration rover by José Luis Martín

Picture of the Day 24/5/2017 - Mars exploration rover by Spanish digital artist José Luis Martín for Science Today Magazine. More of his sci-fi art here.

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HD images from Mission to Mars (2000) movie

Mission to Mars (2000) is a bit weird sci-fi movie where a mysterious Martian structure is found on Mars. When all of the first astronaut crew on Mars is killed by a monstrous sandstorm force a rescue mission is launched from Earth to investigate and bring back possible survivors. They find one barely sane and make contact with the last Martian ship long left in the alien structure.

Despite the weird story Mission to Mars has some of the most memorable Martian movie scenes; here are HD images from them
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Concept art for The Martian by Artem Cheboha

Picture of the Day 7/4/2017 - Mark Watney posing for a picture in front of his Martian hab as a concept art for The Martian by Russian digital painter Artem Cheboha (Артём Чебоха or Rhads). More of his art here.

Running female astronaut on Mars by Clay Rodery

Picture of the Day 11/3/2017 - Running female astronaut on Mars by American illustrator Clay Rodery. More of his art here.

Martian rover by Wesley Griffith

Picture of the Day 6/1/2017 - Martian rover by digital artist Wesley Griffith. More of his art here.

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Astronaut looking at Mars by Jean-Michel Trauscht

Picture of the Day 20/12/2016 - Astronaut looking at Mars from the orbit by Brazilian matte painter Jean-Michel Trauscht.
More of his art here.

Martian selfie by Anna Anikina

Picture of the Day 16/12/2016 - Martian selfie by Russian concept artist Anna Anikina. More of her art here.

Boeing Mars lander concept by Romek Delimata

Picture of the Day 27/11/2016 - Concept of Boeing Mars lander by movie artist Romek Delimata for "The Last Days on Mars" (2013). More of his art here.

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Martian "Rust Valley" by Pat Fix

Picture of the Day 24/10/2016 - sketch of a Martian "Rust Valley" by Polish concept artist Pat Fix. More of her sketches here.

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Martian medic by Phil Smith

Picture of the Day 22/9/16 - a Martian medic trying to help wounded astronaut by American artist Phil Smith. More of his art here.

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Red Dragon landing on Mars by Chris Monson

Picture of the Day 15/9/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Red Dragon landing on Mars by computer designer Chris Monson.
More of his art here.

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Astronaut falling in Martian canyon by Michał Karcz

Picture of the Day 11/9/16 - an unlucky astronaut falling in a Martian canyon by Polish digital artist Michał Karcz. More of his art here.

Illustrated movie posters for The Martian

Came across some pretty impressive illustrated movie posters for The Martian (2015):

More stuff from The Martian:  ►Trailers  ►HD images  ►Quotes  ►Concept art

Soviet cosmonauts on Mars by Klaus Bürgle

Picture of the Day 16/8/16 - Soviet cosmonauts on Mars by German sci-fi artist Klaus Bürgle. More of his retro futuristic art here.

HD images from Journey to Space documentary

Journey to Space is a 2015 3D documentary which "unveils a new era of unprecedented deep space exploration" presented by Boeing and Toyota. In the ending it features a good animation of NASA's Journey to Mars mission. Here are some HD quality screens of it.

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Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston

Picture of the Day 10/7/16 - Astronauts exploring Mars by Balazs Agoston from Hungary. More of his concept art here.

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Soviet lander on Phobos by Maciej Rebisz

Picture of the Day 30/5/16 - Soviet lander on Phobos by Polish sci-fi artist Maciej Rebisz. More of his art here and here.

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Female astronaut on Mars by Mark Kent

Picture of the Day 17/4/16 - Female astronaut or "A new day on Mars" by sci-fi artist Mark Kent. More of his art here.

Video: NASA's Journey to Mars

In recent months NASA has released some exciting videos visualizing its "Journey to Mars". What is more important - they represent a conceptual shift from Apollo's style approach [every expedition to it's own location] to a more longsighted approach - every expedition to the same one location. At the workshop in October, 2015 NASA officials revealed that "human exploration of Mars is not planned as a single mission, but a series of three to five expeditions, each with a crew of four to six, lasting about 500 Martian days each. All would land in the same exploration zone, or EZ. The plan includes the construction of a surface field station to be located in the center of the exploration." It means that NASA's "Journey to Mars" mission concept has become more friendly to a goal of a permanent human colony on Mars.

NASA's base on Mars after a few decades: