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.

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.

To ensure that the information is accurate and accessible the site was separated into two components that reflect that state of the mission before and after the July 4, 1997 landing. Mars Pathfinder Web Site at the Time of Landing Mars Pathfinder Web Site at the End of the Mission Mars Pathfinder Web Site CD-ROM Directory Obtaining a Copy of the CD-ROM MPF Search ...

NASA invites you to send your name to Mars on the next Mars Exploration Rover-2003 mission! Click the Sign Me Up link to add your name! This project is open to people of ALL ages. It is FREE!!! What Do You Mean | Sign Me Up! | More About the Mission Current News | Name Search | OSS Kids Page Previous Sign Me Up Campaign Responsible NASA Official: John Lee Curator: George Varros Last Updated: ...

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 ...

Results and images from the Pathfinder project.

Beagle 2 is the product of a Consortium of University-based researchers and industrial partners led by Professor Pillinger, head of PSRI at the OU.

Mars Odyssey Orbiter: Pictures from Mars, mission updates, and full analysis of science goals and the instruments on Odyssey.

PDS Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) Image Collection Help and Information on MOC Images and Viewing and Downloading the Images. MOC Archive Documents. Data Distribution policy and schedules. Visit the NAIF Node regarding availability of SPICE data for MOC images. NASAView can be used to view the EDR image files. Updated Errata Files may be accessed here. Create your own context ...

Chronology of Mars Exploration Mission Timeline 1960 Marsnik 1 (Mars 1960A) - 10 October 1960 - Attempted Mars Flyby (Launch Failure) Marsnik 2 (Mars 1960B) - 14 October 1960 - Attempted Mars Flyby (Launch Failure) 1961 1962 Sputnik 22 - 24 October 1962 - Attempted Mars Flyby Mars 1 - 1 November 1962 - Mars Flyby (Contact Lost) Sputnik 24 - 4 November 1962 - Attempted Mars Lander 1963 1964 ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Policy and Plans NASA History Office NASA SP-4212 ON MARS Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978 Edward Clinton Ezell Linda Neuman Ezell The NASA History Series Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1984. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. Table of Contents Updated: February 15, 1998. For further ...

The 2001 Mars Surveyor missions will continue the exploration of Mars begun by Mars Pathfinder. An orbiter, lander, and rover emcompass the mission ...

Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) The Latest From MOC: MOC2-316 to MOC2-319 Solar Conjunction Sampler August 2002 MOC2-315 High latitude Polygons May 2002 MOC2-311 to MOC2-314 E01-E06 Sampler May 2002 MOC2-305 to MOC2-310 6-Image Variety/Sampler April 2002 MOC2-300 to MOC2-304 1 Yr of Extended Mission February 2002 MOC2-299 MOC Atlas of Mars February 2002 MOC2-298 South Polar Cap ...

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BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Follow the mission of NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the insertion maneuver to enter orbit around the Red Planet. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2001 1930 GMT (3:30 p.m. EDT) In a press conference today Mars Odyssey officials reported what they have learned in the extensive data review following last night's arrival at the ...

This page contains some of the best images taken by Mars Pathfinder.

The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission is the first orbiter mission to Mars since the Viking program in 1976. MGS was launched in 1996 and arrived at Mars on November of 1997, a few months after Mars Pathfinder. Its mission is to comprehensively map the entire Martian surface and also carries a laser altimeter which can measure the topography of Mars.

Home of the MARS NewsWire FOCUS AREAS: The Planet Mars Life on Mars Technology Humans to Mars The Face on Mars Terraforming Mars Movies The Mars Society MISSIONS: Current Global Surveyor 2001 Odyssey Nozomi Past Polar Lander Pathfinder Future Mars Express 2003 Rovers Mars Network Scout Missions 2005 Orbiter 2007 Rover Sample Return MARS STORE: Special Preview OTHER FEATURES: Open Directory News ...

The wildly successful Mars Pathfinder lander burst onto the world scene on July 4, 1997. Its three month mission explored Ares Valles, an ancient floodplain north of the Valles Marinaris canyon complex. Its small passenger Sojourner became the first rover to explore Mars. The brilliant success of the mission forever changed the way unmanned space exporation is done.

The Mars Polar Lander, Mars Climate Orbiter, and Mars Microprobes (Deep Space 2) compose this year's Mars Surveyor Program missions. The Polar Lander will release two microprobes which will impact the surface and search for water. The probe will then set down on the south pole of Mars later this year and dig into the layers of soil there. The Climate Orbiter will examine the Martian atmosphere.

Nozomi is Japan's first mission to Mars. Launched in 1998, it should reach Mars in 2004.

Home of the MARS NewsWire FOCUS AREAS: The Planet Mars Life on Mars Technology Humans to Mars The Face on Mars Terraforming Mars Movies The Mars Society MISSIONS: Current Global Surveyor 2001 Odyssey Nozomi Past Polar Lander Pathfinder Future Mars Express 2003 Rovers Mars Network Scout Missions 2005 Orbiter 2007 Rover Sample Return MARS STORE: Special Preview OTHER FEATURES: Open Directory News ...

The Mariner Mars Missions Mariner 4 Spacecraft Specifications Mariner 4 images Detailed Information on the Spacecraft, Experiments, and Data Sets Introduction Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to obtain and transmit close range images of Mars. After its launch on November 28, 1964 and a journey of hundreds of millions of kilometers, Mariner 4 passed within 9844 kilometers of Mars on July 14, ...

Mariner IV - First Flyby of Mars Some personal experiences Bill Momsen This is the story of Mariner IV, the world's first mission to the planet Mars. Among many important discoveries, it consigned the canal theory to limbo. A description of the mission and spacecraft is augmented by the author's personal experiences while associated with this historic undertaking. (illustrated) Early ...

Mars Odyssey is NASA's latest Mars spacecraft, and it's going to the red planet in search of water. Learn how this orbiter could pave the way for manned missions to Mars!

NASA's Viking Mission to Mars was composed of two spacecraft, Viking 1 and Viking 2. Each spacecraft consisted of an orbiter and a lander. The primary mission objectives were to...

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has been quietly scanning Mars pictures, looking for the Mars Polar Lander since early December, 1999. According to a source close to the NIMA effort, photographic specialists at NIMA think they ...

The arrival of Nozomi at Mars has been delayed four years from its originally scheduled rendezvous in 1999 in order to conserve fuel.

Mariner 9 to Mars Courtesy of NASA's National Space Science Data Center The 1971 Mariner Mars mission was planned to consist of two spacecraft on complementary missions, but due to the failure of Mariner 8 to launch properly, only one spacecraft was available. Mariner 9 combined mission objectives of both Mariner 8 (mapping 70% of the Martian surface) and Mariner 9 (a study of temporal changes ...

Mariners 6 & 7 to Mars Courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA's National Space Science Data Center Mariners 6 and 7 were designed to fly over the equator and southern hemisphere of the planet Mars. Both spacecraft were attitude stabilized in three axes (referenced to the Sun and the star, Canopus). They were solar powered and capable of continuous telemetry transmission. They were ...

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Mariner 4 Courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA's National Space Science Data Center Mariner 4 was the fourth in a series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to conduct closeup scientific observations of the planet Mars and to transmit these observations to Earth. Mariner 4 gave scientists their first glimpse of Mars at close range, passing ...

The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is designed to collect Martian data on the surface morphology, topography, composition, gravity, atmospheric dynamics, and magnetic field.

The objectives of the Phobos missions were to conduct surface and atmospheric studies of Mars and study the surface composition of the Martian satellite Phobos.