NASA's James Webb Telescope captures its first pictures of Mars despite challenges posed by 'extreme brightness'

Months after dazzling the world with the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured, NASA's James Webb Telescope has turned its gaze to something much closer to home — Mars. 

NASA has published the first round of images of Mars captured by the $13 billion telescope, a collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), with more research to come.

Featuring the Huygens Crater, Hellas Basin and the Syrtis Major, the batch of images was taken on September 5.