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The Red Planet

It's our neighbor most likely to support (or to have once supported) life. We learn more every day from the many machines (the two Rovers and Phoenix) we have sent to explore it. And we are now planning (in the distant future) for a manned flight to Mars.

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  • August 2007

    • Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

      Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 7:05 AM CDT

      Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

      (Newser) - An unmanned rocket carrying a robotic excavation machine is on its way to Mars following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral this morning. The AP reports that the Phoenix Mars Lander should arrive on Mars in May, 2008, when it will collect and analyze soil and ice in search of organic compounds on the red planet. More »

  • July 2007

    • Martian Dust Imperils Rover Mission

      Reuters  |  Jul 22, 07 9:20 AM CDT

      Martian Dust Imperils Rover Mission

      (Newser) - The violent dust storm that has immobilized NASA's Mars rovers for three weeks shows no signs of letting up, and is now threatening the future of the mission. "This is by far the worst storm the rovers have ever seen,"  the rovers project manager told reporters.  "Now it's all about saving power." More »

    • Mars Rover Crater Descent Delayed by Dust Storm

      Fox News  |  Jul 6, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Mars Rover Crater Descent Delayed by Dust Storm

      (Newser) - Mars Opportunity Rover has been perched on the edge of Victoria Crater on Mars for nine months waiting to descend and explore the crater. Then, this week, when scientists were to send it down, a dust storm thousands of miles wide partially blocked the sunlight Opportunity needs to recharge its batteries. Until the dust abates the mission is on hold. More »

  • June 2007

    • Europe Seeks Mars Test Volunteers

      BBC  |  Jun 20, 07 5:31 PM CDT

      Europe Seeks Mars Test Volunteers

      (Newser) - The European Space Agency is recruiting 12 volunteers to spend 17 months living and working in a series of interconnected modules that simulate an inter-planetary mission to Mars. The 'spaceship' is 19,250 cubic feet and is located at the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow. More »

  • May 2007

    • Final Frontier Tests Terra Firma Ethics

      CNN  |  May 1, 07 7:49 PM CDT

      Final Frontier Tests Terra Firma Ethics

      (Newser) - As NASA plans a three-year manned mission to Mars during the next three decades, Oregon Trail ethics are being updated. What do you do with bodies of pioneers who don't make it? A new document on crew health from the space agency deals with death and interment where no man has gone before. More »

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  (Associated Press)
NO MAGS N   (Getty Images)
First Color Pictures Of Mars Rover Released   (Getty Images)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this picture of Mars 11 hours before the planet made its closest approach to Earth on Aug. 26, 2003. If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and...   (Associated Press)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this picture of Mars 11 hours before the planet made its closest approach to Earth on Aug. 26, 2003. If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and...   (Associated Press)
This image provided by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a close-up of the red planet Mars when it was closest to the Hubble Space Telescope - just 55 million miles (88 million kilometers) away taken...   (Associated Press)
In this image provided by NASA a promontory nicknamed "Cape Verde" can be seen jutting out from the walls of Victoria Crater in this approximate true-color picture taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's...   (Associated Press)
A NASA false-color image of gully channels in a crater on Mars, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, whose recent images may show former hot springs.   (AP Photo/NASA)
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Mars
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Mars in astronomy, 4th planet from the sun, with an orbit next in order beyond that of the earth. Physical Characteristics Mars has a striking red appearance, and in its most favorable position for viewing, when it is opposite the sun, it is twice as bright as Sirius, the brightest star. ...

» Read more about Mars at Encyclopedia.com

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