# NASA Mars Rovers

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/nasa-mars/  
**Website:** https://api.nasa.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

NASA Mars Rover Photos REST API providing images captured by Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit, and Perseverance Mars rovers, filterable by sol (Martian day), camera type, and Earth date. Includes mission manifest data with landing dates, launch dates, rover status, and per-sol photo breakdowns.

## Kin Score — 44.8 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 44.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.0 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 44.7 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 41.8 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **NASA Mars Rovers Manifests API** — Mission manifest data per rover.
- **NASA Mars Rovers Photos API** — Retrieve rover photos filtered by sol, Earth date, and camera.
- **NASA Mars Rovers Rovers API** — List and inspect Mars rover records.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Nasa Mars Agentic Access** — 4 operations

## Security (2)

- **Nasa Mars Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Nasa Mars Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Nasa Mars Plans Pricing**

## Tags

NASA, Mars, Rovers, Photos, Image, Space, Planetary Science, Open Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/nasa-mars/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.