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Mars Exploration Rover Mission

The current status of the mission involving rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

NASA's Mars Exploration Program

Learn all about the planet Mars and NASA's plans to explore it.

Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)

The current status of the MGS mission including the latest images and scientific data from Mars.

Mars Rocks with Marsapalooza!

Part science, part education, part rock concert tour—and all a part of NASA's Mars 2004 ("M2K4") effort to bring the Mars Exploration Rovers mission to students and the public.

Mars Pathfinder Project

A technical summary of scientific findings with many links.

Center for Mars Exploration

Lots of Mars Links, including "Life on Mars?" and Mars missions.

Live from Mars/Passport to Knowledge

Lots of Mars Links and educational materials.

Mars Pathfinder Fact Sheet

The basic mission specifications, nicely encapsulated.

Marslink Essays

Excellent articles on various aspects of Mars, written by Mike Caplinger for the Planetary Society.

Nine Planets

A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System, by Bill Arnett, includes a nice introduction to Mars.

The Red Planet: A Survey of Mars

An illustrated guided tour, with brief descriptions, prepared by W.S. Kieffer, A.H. Treiman and S.M. Clifford for the Lunar and Planetary Institute.

Views of the Solar System

An excellent overview of the entire solar system by Calvin Hamilton. The featured link to Mars includes a chronology of exploration.

Welcome to the Planets

Some of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program, including of course Mars.

"Ancient Life on Mars???"

A survey of the planet and the possibility of life on Mars. Compiled by Pat Dasch and Allen Treiman for the Lunar and Planetary Institute.


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