NASA Mars Rovers · Schema

Photo

A single Mars rover photo record returned by the NASA Mars Rover Photos API.

NASAMarsRoversPhotosImagesSpacePlanetary ScienceOpen Data

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Unique identifier for the photo.
sol integer Martian rotation (sol) on which the photo was taken, counting from the rover's landing date.
camera object
img_src string URL of the full-resolution image hosted on NASA servers.
earth_date string Earth date on which the photo was taken (YYYY-MM-DD).
rover object
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JSON Schema

photo.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nasa-mars/main/json-schema/photo.json",
  "title": "Photo",
  "description": "A single Mars rover photo record returned by the NASA Mars Rover Photos API.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the photo."
    },
    "sol": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Martian rotation (sol) on which the photo was taken, counting from the rover's landing date."
    },
    "camera": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Camera"
    },
    "img_src": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL of the full-resolution image hosted on NASA servers."
    },
    "earth_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Earth date on which the photo was taken (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "rover": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/RoverSummary"
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "sol", "camera", "img_src", "earth_date", "rover"],
  "$defs": {
    "Camera": {
      "title": "Camera",
      "description": "Camera that captured the photo.",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Camera abbreviation (e.g., FHAZ, NAVCAM, MAST)."
        },
        "rover_id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "full_name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full camera name (e.g., Front Hazard Avoidance Camera)."
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "name", "rover_id", "full_name"]
    },
    "RoverSummary": {
      "title": "RoverSummary",
      "description": "Summary rover metadata embedded in photo records.",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["Curiosity", "Opportunity", "Spirit", "Perseverance"]
        },
        "landing_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date"
        },
        "launch_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date"
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["active", "complete"]
        }
      },
      "required": ["id", "name", "landing_date", "launch_date", "status"]
    }
  }
}