The Hope probe sent back its first picture of Mars, and it's one of the most gorgeous ever taken of the red planet.
Check out this BBC article to see the picture (as it's not NASA, I don't want to link it directly) and a good explanation of exactly what you are seeing.
The Hope orbiter is in a fairly high orbit around Mars to allow for observation of the entire planet at work. The spacecraft is going to be doing some meteorological and atmospheric observation, and they expect to have good data by about September.
Meanwhile, Perseverance will be going straight for a landing on Thursday. Fingers crossed...
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