Mars' Web
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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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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 made of two spacecraft called the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander. The Orbiter was going to orbit Mars and search for water. The Lander was supposed to land near
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The mission of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS for short) is to map the surface of Mars from space. MGS is also looking at the atmosphere of Mars and the weather of Mars. MGS and the Mars Pathfinder (MPF for
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Mars Observer, also called MO for short, was sent to observe the weather, the magnetic field, and the surface of Mars. It carried 8 different instruments. But, MO failed on August 21, 1993. There was a
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The small, round rock shown here was named The Lamb. Soils found around the Lamb by Mars Pathfinder's Rover were unique. They seem to be made of a special sort of iron which requires more water than is
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