Mars' Web
These are links to other great web sites about Mars. But beware: you don't want to get caught in Mars' Web! Don't stay away from Windows to the Universe for long!
Exploring Mars JPL is exploring the Red Planet!
Mars Image Gallery A site just full of Mars photos!
Mars Pathfinder Mission Page
Mars Society Home Page
Mars Team Online Another place where you can learn all you want about Mars.
NASA's Mars Page Features links to past, present and future Mars missions.
Nine Planets: Mars Even more info on Mars!
NSSDC Photo Gallery of Mars
RedColony.com A web site devoted to the terraforming and colonization of Mars
Viking Project Home Page
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Our 2010 Summer issue of The Earth Scientist includes six articles dealing with various aspects of Earth Science. An article from NOAA details how lake effect snow can, under the right conditions, actually occur on the narrow Mississippi River.
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The atmosphere of Mars is much thinner than that of Earth, with a surface pressure averaging 1/100th that at the surface of the Earth. Surface temperatures range from -113oC at the winter pole to 0oC
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The uniquely red global surface of Mars is marked by many interesting features - some like those on the Earth and others strangely different. The reddish color is caused by rust (iron oxide) in the soil.
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This image shows a local dust storm near the edge of the south polar cap. Viewing of this image at high resolution is recommended. This fascinating image shows dust swirling over a large area. Martian
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The Mars '98 mission was supposed to study the climate, weather, and surface at the Martian south pole. Mars '98 was to build upon the discoveries of the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor missions
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The mission of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS for short) is to map the surface of Mars from space, a mission somewhat like to the Magellan mission to Venus. The mission is also investigating the topmost portion
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The Mars Observer set out to observe the atmosphere , magnetic field, and surface of Mars. It carried with it 8 instruments. However, the Mars Observer (called MO for short) failed on August 21, 1993,
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The small, round rock shown here was named The Lamb. It was found as part of Mars Pathfinder's investigation of the surface of Mars. This rock is special because of the soils found around the rock. They
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