2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiting Red Planet
After a 250 million-mile cruise, the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft successfully slipped onto orbit around the red planet on Oct. 23, 2001, beginning a mapping mission to find frozen water beneath the surface. "Hundreds and hundreds of things had ... [... more]
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 Realistic Romance: In science fiction, planets go through phases. Take Mars, for example. By the early 1950s, the gaudy, exotic Mars of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Leigh Brackett was being replaced by a more "realistic" Mars. Beautiful Martian [... more]
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How to Explore the North Pole of Mars on May 25
On May 25, 2008, the Phoenix Mars Lander will touch down on the Maritan surface at its North Pole landing site. The touchdown comes after travelling through space for almost a year enroute to the Red Planet. Here's how to follow along with this ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Feature: Icy Red Planet
On Earth, ice is just another reason to love or loath winter, depending on where you live and how you feel about cold weather. On Mars, ice is much more special than that — any evidence of frozen water on the Red Planet suggests that life could ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Roving the Red Planet
Two little robots have touched down on Mars, ready to study the planet's rocks and soil. This little robot is a long way from home. Spirit, a remote-controlled rover with six chunky wheels, made its first outing on Mars last week. But Spirit has ... [... more]
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Science News for Kids: Snapshot: A Darker, Warmer Red Planet
Our planet is getting warmer, and ice at the North and South Poles is melting. Global warming may be happening on Mars too. When the sun shines on a planet, the planet's surface reflects some of the sunlight back into space. Other sunlight gets ... [... more]
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Mars -- The Red Planet - Astronomy
Named for the Roman god of war, Mars has fascinated humankind for centuries. Could it be the origin of life on Earth? Or our future home? Perhaps it harbors a civilization that will one day overtake our own planet. Science fiction has cast Mars ... [... more]
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A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet
Andy Chaikin's Passion is Contagious: Andy Chaikin has a done it again. His passion for space exploration is heart-felt and evokes inspiration through a lens of history, science and curiosity. Chaikin manages to blend the best of human vision (such as [... more]
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Science News / Water's Role In Martian Chemistry ...
As mission nears end, Phoenix Mars Lander finds chemical surprises Perched on a vast plain above the arctic circle of the Red Planet, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has found new evidence that liquid water was once present in the north polar region ... [... more]
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