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This page is the start of the tour which explores the history of Mars' climate. Use the navigation button at the top of the page to move through the tour. To go to the next page, just press the forward
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This is a visual tour of photographs taken by the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor missions. Use the navigation button at the top of the page to move through the tour. To go to the next page, just
...more This page is the start of the tour which explains the carbon cycle of Mars. Use the navigation button at the top of the page to move through the tour. To go to the next page, just press the forward link
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Mars is much like Venus-- it's very bright and therefore easily spotted in the night sky. Because of this, we don't know who exactly discovered Mars. We do know it was named after the Roman god of war,
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On Mars the surface winds accelerate to higher speeds than those on Earth. The general circulation pattern of winds is also very different from the terrestrial circulation pattern. These winds can be whipped
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If approved, the Mars 2003 mission will have two important parts. The first is the Mars Surveyor 2003 Lander, which will be launched sometime between May 27, 2003, and June 17, 2003. The lander will use
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The Mars '98 lander was supposed to land in the south polar region of Mars. This image of layered terrain near the south pole was provided by the Mars Global Surveyor mission. In the image, ground fog
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