Mars Explorer · Space line art

Mars Explorer Coloring Page

A printable mars explorer coloring page for kids, with astronaut, Mars rover, rocket, rocks, and distant Earth. Bold smooth lines and large closed areas suit seven-year-olds, and a matching color reference comes as a pair.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

Left · Color reference

Color reference of mars explorer in white, green, terracotta, orange, mint

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Black-and-white mars explorer coloring page with astronaut, Mars rover, rocket, rocks, and distant Earth

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 5–8
Estimated time: 20–35 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 60

Coloring order

Cover the whole Martian ground in rusty orange and brick red, then use a deeper brown for the three rocks lying on it.
Color the spacesuit white with green trim on the helmet sides and sleeves, and the small rock held up in the hand brown.
Color the rover on the right light green with dark gray wheels, then the little rocket behind it and the small planet in the sky.

Questions to talk about

The Mars explorer astronaut is holding up a rock. Where do you think it was found?
Where will the wheeled rover roll to, and what will it look at?
Have you ever picked up a stone at home or the playground? What shape was it?

Take it further

Crumple newspaper and color it red to make Mars rocks, hide them around the room, then search like a rover crew and give each one a name tag.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The black-and-white line art you print and color, with bold lines and large closed areas that suit younger children.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.