The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is the leader in robotic Mars Exploration. Explore the wonders of Mars with JPL's help, by visiting the Mars Exploration home page. You will find fascinating information in sections called: Extreme Planet, Follow the Water, Mars Rocks, Life on Mars , The Martian Mystique and Just for Kids.

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is the leader in robotic Mars Exploration. Explore the wonders of Mars with JPL's help, by visiting the 2001 Mars Odyssey site.

Home News & Status Mission Overview MARCI (Color Images) PMIRR (Global Weather) Mars Climate Orbiter Fact Sheet Just the facts... Mission Science What will we learn Spacecraft Images November 10, 1999 MCO Failure Board Releases Report Wide-ranging managerial and technical actions are underway at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, in response to the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter ...

The Mars microprobes will collect data to determine the atmospheric density profile, the hardness and thermal conductivity of the soil, and if water ice is present below the Martian surface.

New THEMIS mapping mission images, released daily! ...

NASA's Viking Mission to Mars was composed of two spacecraft, Viking 1 and Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander. The primary mission objectives were to obtain high resolution images of the Martian surface, characterize the structure and composition of the atmosphere and surface, and search for evidence of life.

Brought to you by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science Team Afternoon clouds over the Tharsis volcanoes and Valles Marineris in April 1999 (Mars Orbiter Camera image courtesy of NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems) Contents: Late Martian Weather! Highlights of the Martian Atmosphere Martian Temperature and Pressure Profiles Public Access to Data Products Daily Martian Weather Report ...

Cornell University, NASA's JPL and Bill Nye present the next mission to the planet Mars: Athena in 2003. Images, at-home experiments for kids and lesson plans compliment details of mission goals and payload.

MARS-96 &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT MISSION TO MARS. Brief description Table of contents Inroduction Scientific goals Scheme of the mission Spacecraft Orbiter Payload of the Orbiter Scientific goals of the experiments Description of the instruments Small Stations Penetrators Conclusion o ee Description of the project This issue describes the MARS-96 robotic spacecraft scientific ...

Mars Global Surveyor Launch Date: 07 November 1996 UT 17:00:50 Launch Vehicle: Delta II On-orbit mass: 1030.5 kg Power System: 4 Solar Array Panels, 667 W Mars Global Surveyor imaging scientists presented evidence for ancient large bodies of water at a press briefing on Monday, December 4. Images showing layered deposits on Mars may indicate sedimentary rocks laid down in lakes 3.5 to 4.3 ...

Shot into space like a bullet, the Pathfinder space probe landed like a beachball. Follow the ups and downs of the Mars mission in space-age style--complete with 3-D and virtual reality.

Page design by Gregg Herres and William K. Hartmann. PSI MGS Web Site: Table of Contents MGS Mission at PSI Introduction to Cratering Studies Published Results and Abstracts Current Research in Progress Study of Mars Landing Sites Mars Global Surveyor Launch: Eye witness painting done on site at Kennedy Space Center. Copyright William K. Hartmann. Dr. William K. Hartmann, a senior scientist at ...

Mars exploration, from Pathfinder to manned landing--the very best of what there is has landed here in concise style.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. April 28, 1999 A Sundial for Mars Credit: W. Sullivan (U. Washington) et al., Mars Surveyor 2001, NASA Explanation: When Mars Surveyor arrives at Mars in 2002, it will carry a sundial. Even though ...

The Mars Global Survey Relay Test by Darrel Emerson, AA7FV This is a summary of material which appeared in The AMSAT Journal, Volume 20, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1997. pp.1, 4-11. (Last revised February 7th 1997) Introduction A High Resolution Spectrum from the Mars Global Surveyor Relay Test Measured Frequencies of the MR Measured Amplitude of the MR Comparisons of Measurements at Stanford with AA7FV Data ...