Astronomers
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Terrestrial
But Bizarre
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The Earthlings Are Coming!
The Roman
God of War
has inspired much literature, art and music of a somber and fearsome sort. But if
you ignore the dark side for a while, the planet itself is fascinating.
It is a
lot more interesting than our barren Moon, given that it has an atmosphere,
visible surface water, weather and topography on a grand scale. Its surface is clearly visible - in contrast to
that of Venus, our other planetary neighbor - and its surface temperature is also a lot less extreme than that of
Venus.
That said, it is a bizarre world by terrestrial standards, with much
to teach us and much that is still unknown. What gets a lot of people excited is
the prospect of a manned mission to Mars to unravel some of these mysteries. If
you are so inclined, you too can become a member of the Mars Society. Just click
away.
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Approaching
Mars
The celestial mechanics of perihelic opposition - space science
article from NASA.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/18jun_approachingmars.htm |
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Mars
Data
Mars Page from Solarviews
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Mars
Page on SEDS
Mars
factoid page with
educational material and links. Part of Bill Arnett's Nine Planets opus.
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/mars.html
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An
Observational History of Mars
Article by Dave Snyder (of
University Lowbrow Astronomers, Ann Arbor, Michigan) printed in Article by Dave Snyder (of
University Lowbrow Astronomers, Ann Arbor, Michigan) printed in Reflections,
April and May 2001, updated January 2002. April and May 2001, updated January 2002.
http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/reflections/2001/dsnyder.7.html
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NASA's
Unmanned Missions to Mars
Information from JPL on NASA's
unmanned missions to the red planet.
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The
Mars Society
An organization
advocating a manned mission to Mars. Large number of articles, links,
member activities..
http://www.marssociety.org/ |
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The
Whole Mars Catalog
Another
comprehensive (and eye-catching) source for all kinds of Mars information. This
is a section of the Spaceref.com website.
http://www.marstoday.com/
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Solar
System Exploration: Mars
Page
from NASA's planetary exploration series.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?object=mars |
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Explore
Mars
A
site sponsored by Astrodigital.org, a collection of educational websites. The
Explore Mars web site is
home to a variety of articles and data tables about the planet Mars. In
addition, you can use the A
site sponsored by Astrodigital.org, a collection of educational websites. The
Explore Mars web site is
home to a variety of articles and data tables about the planet Mars. In
addition, you can use the Mars Database of Named Features to
access basic information on over 1400 named features on Mars. |
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Mars
Express
European
mission to Mars atop a Russian launcher. Beagle 2, named after Charles
Darwin's exploratory vessel, is the lander on the mission. This mission
will lift off just before midnight
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